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Liquor licenses on Newry board agenda

NEWRY — Liquor licenses are on the agenda for the selectmen meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Town Office. Two liquor licenses for business owner Jim Largess and a catering liquor license are up for consideration. Other business includes creating a job description for the deputy clerk, town bylaws, ongoing maintenance at […]

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Oxford slashes dump fees

OXFORD — Lower costs in waste management are being passed down to residents disposing of trash at the transfer station. In a memo to selectmen, station manager Warren Bennett noted some charges from Maine Resource Recovery Association, the town’s trash collector, had been declined, a savings the town could pass down to residents. Bennett hoped […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Poland selectmen set the 2014-15 tax rate

POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]

Posted inRiver Valley

Peru selectmen foreclose on tax-delinquent property

PERU — Selectmen decided Monday night to foreclose on a property with unpaid taxes. Town Clerk Vera Parent provided the board with a list of tax delinquent properties and all but two of the 20 owners have made payment arrangements with the town. Two potential buyers have shown interest in one of the properties that […]

Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal

Public hearing on fluoride in drinking water set for Aug. 25

BETHEL — A public hearing to discuss whether or not the town should remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, during the regularly scheduled selectmen’s meeting. Although the town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970, Bethel business owner Sarah Lane recently brought evidence […]

Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Today’s agenda

Franklin Jay: Selectboard, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectpersons, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Village Corporation, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]

Posted inOxford Hills

Hartford officials share opinions on road issues

HARTFORD — Selectmen heard opinions from two town officials Thursday night about policies and procedures for road projects. The issues of soliciting bids for jobs costing more than $5,000 and whether to require that an engineer plan major reconstruction work have sparked heated debate among selectmen, Road Committee members and Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson this […]

Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Woodstock voters OK $50,000 for possible overdrafts

WOODSTOCK — Residents unanimously voted Tuesday evening to raise and appropriate $20,000 to cover anticipated overdrafts in the Equipment Account. Prior to the special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said two Public Works department trucks need major repairs because of the harsh winter. The sum of $12,500 will be […]