NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday voted 4-1 to approve a tax abatement for Richard Hodgkin of Intervale Road, who petitioned the board for relief of the value assigned to a swimming pool that was filled in a few years ago. The abatement will only be in effect for fiscal year 2014-2015. In October, Hodgkin […]
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Costs a concern as Paris looks to take back Mildred M. Fox School
PARIS — Town officials said Monday evening that the potential costs of a free building could influence what they end up doing with it. At a workshop Monday evening, selectmen discussed the possibility of taking over the Mildred M. Fox School. Selectmen asked Town Manager Amy Bernard to move forward with getting a handle on the […]
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Farmington selectmen to take first look at proposed budget requests
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen will take their first look at the proposed 2015 town budget when they meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Municipal Building. The special meeting was scheduled to allow each department director to present their requests to the board prior to the Budget Committee starting work on […]
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Mexico selectmen, town manager plan fix for leaky roofs
MEXICO — Several town buildings have been leaking because of an accumulation of slush on their roofs, Town Manager John Madigan told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. Madigan said that he had sent some town employees onto the roof of the Town Office to seal in the seams to prevent further leaking, but “whenever […]
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Selectmen discuss vacant Budget Committee seat, increasing technology budget
STRONG — At their meeting Tuesday night, selectmen noted that Audy Abbott, a long-serving member of the Budget Committee, died during the past week. Selectman Milton Baston will contact Budget Committee Chairman Dean Stanley to determine whether he thinks there is a need to fill that position before January’s meeting. Abbott’s term extends to March […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss police department merger, sewer contract at Monday meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed to allow Town Manager Carlo Puiia and Chairman Scott Belskis to continue attending the joint selectmen meetings organized by the towns of Rumford and Mexico to discuss the consolidation of their police departments. The towns of Rumford and Mexico have been meeting for more than a year about […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Turner considers more cameras at waste station
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen reviewed a proposal Monday to expand the closed-circuit television system at the transfer station. Town Manager Kurt Schaub reported that the staff at the station had requested more cameras to monitor people dropping off prohibited items and to monitor difficulties with the metal pile. There are two cameras at […]
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Buckfield manager questioned about replacing burnt truck
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to get a legal opinion on whether Town Manager Cindy Dunn violated protocol by not consulting them before buying a truck to replace one that burned during last week’s nor’easter. The Public Works Department’s 2000 Sterling caught fire Dec. 10 while Jacob Gilbert was plowing Brock School Road, […]