DIXFIELD — Selectmen asked Town Manager Carlo Puiia on Monday evening to speak with Mexico and Dixfield police chiefs about saving money by merging their departments. Chairman Scott Belskis said he wanted to revisit the possibility of reopening discussions with Mexico. “The figure that was first presented to us showed that our savings would be […]
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Paris selectmen opt to lay new sewer lines, waterlines for Police Department
PARIS — Foreigner’s lyrics, “You’re as cold as ice,” unfortunately rang true for the Paris police station over the past three weeks as the sewer lines and waterlines froze three times, leaving employees mostly unable to use water until a holding tank was rented. At their meeting Monday night, selectmen voted 3-1 to discontinue the existing […]
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Dixfield selectmen agree to postpone filling Planning Board, Finance Committee vacancies
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday evening to wait until its next meeting to fill in vacancies in the Planning Board and Finance Committee, citing the fact that it needs more time to review the applicants. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that there were two vacancies on the Planning Board and one vacancy […]
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Caldwell, Gray elected Chesterville selectmen
CHESTERVILLE — Voters elected Paul Caldwell and incumbent Scott Gray to represent them as selectmen Monday at the polls at the Town Office. Caldwell won the three-year term by a vote of 107-81 over incumbent William Hastings, according to Town Clerk Heather Wheeler. Scott Gray retained his seat by a 124-73 vote over challenger Patricia […]
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Roxbury residents to vote on extra police patrols
ROXBURY — Voters attending the annual town meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the Town Hall will vote on a municipal budget of $633,464, Deputy Town Clerk Renee Hodsdon said Wednesday. That amount, which is $140,442 less than last year’s budget of $773,906, does not include the county tax or school assessments, which […]
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C. Dailey: Canton Town Meeting nears
It is important for the residents of Canton to attend the town meeting on Feb. 26. The town’s selectmen have decided that the townspeople didn’t know what they were doing or didn’t act in the town’s best interest when it was voted (269-171) to elect a candidate for the position of fire chief before the […]
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Dixfield selectmen to vote on ordinances
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will vote Monday on whether to approve the final drafts of two ordinances that will go before voters June 10. The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said selectmen will vote on the Wind Energy Recall Ordinance […]
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Sumner selectmen: Bridge project too expensive for roads budget
SUMNER — Selectmen said at Tuesday’s meeting they will review bids for the Twin Bridge project on Tuell Hill Road at their Feb. 24 meeting. At the annual town meeting in August 2014, voters were told that Twin Bridge, which carries vehicles over the West Branch Nezinscot River on Tuell Hill Road, is not state-approved […]
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Paris selectmen moving forward on acquiring Fox School
PARIS — The town is moving forward with reacquiring Mildred M. Fox School from School Administrative District 17 after an employee with the Maine Municipal Association inspected the building for insurance purposes last week. According to Paris Town Manager Amy Bernard, John Waterbury of MMA Risk Management toured the two-story facility at 10 East Main […]
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Selectmen reject loan for Fire-Rescue Station
BUCKFIELD — A split Board of Selectmen opted not to spend $18,000 in loan interest for items removed from the original Fire-Rescue Station project after learning of yet another problem Tuesday night with the roughly $1 million building. Selectmen voted 2-1 to hold off on spending the money until the station, which is located on […]