STRONG — Selectmen met Tuesday night to set the warrant for a special town meeting Tuesday, June 19. At the meeting, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Forster Memorial Building. Voters will act on two warrant articles. One seeks a decision on whether to keep or sell the town’s tennis court. Although voters tabled a […]
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New Gloucester selectmen nix constable appointment
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen voted 4-0 Monday night not to appoint Animal Control Officer Richard Burton of Lewiston as a constable, because they want to research state law. The document to authorize the constable appointment stated he would not carry a weapon, concealed or unconcealed, in the performance of his duties. Burton said his request to […]
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Strong selectmen schedule special town meeting
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday called a special town meeting for June 20 to have voters decide on articles tabled at the March town meeting. The first article asks if taxpayers want to borrow money to pave about a mile of the Pond Road. The second article asks if voters want to sell the town’s […]
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Otisfield transfer station to receive security cameras May 31
OTISFIELD — Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore advised selectmen Wednesday night that a Yarmouth company will begin installing security cameras at the transfer station May 31. A representative of Cunningham Security Systems told Pastore it would need a lift to install the cameras. Board Chairman Hal Ferguson said the board agreed to rent a lift to save […]
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Poland selectmen agree to check on Route 11 safety measures
POLAND — The family of a Poland man killed in a crash on Route 11 on April 27 asked selectpersons Tuesday night to look into improving safety at the site. Skylar Lee Huff, 27, was driving an ATV on his property near Route 11 and North Raymond Road when he entered Route 11 and collided with a […]
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Canton selectmen look to hire administrative assistant
CANTON — Selectmen will interview candidates for administrative assistant next week, while considering a recommendation to hire a professional recruiter for the process. Chairman Brian Keene said at Thursday night’s board meeting that four people have applied for the position that was vacated last month by Scotty Kilbreth, who cited a “hostile work environment.” “We […]
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Andover may start neighborhood watch for fires
ANDOVER — Chairman Mark Thurston told selectmen Tuesday evening that he is looking into setting up a neighborhood crime watch program because of two intentionally-set fires in April. The fires destroyed two large, vacant homesteads on both ends of Main Street. The first one, at 126 North St., destroyed a two-story Victorian house and barn […]
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Livermore Falls: Selectmen address RCAM funding issue
LIVERMORE FALLS — Rural Community Action Ministry supporters Tuesday night protested the selectmen’s decision not to fund the nonprofit agency in the 2018 municipal budget. It was reported that at a public hearing on the budget April 23, selectmen had previously decided not to fund RCAM because alcohol was being served at its meetings. “We […]
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Peru meets tomorrow to vote on overdraft resolve
PERU — The Board of Selectpersons on Monday evening prepared for a special town meeting Tuesday for voters to decide whether to take surplus money to cover a $26,000 shortfall in the 2017-18 municipal budget. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Town Office. The board also discussed the recommendation of Road Commissioner Brad […]
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Canton board briefed on school budget
CANTON — Regional School Unit 56 director Anne Chamberlin of Canton told selectmen Thursday night that the $12.28 million budget for 2018-19 budget is less than this fiscal year, but local assessments will be higher because town valuations went up and the state is decreasing its funding. Superintendent Pam Doyen said Friday that if the budgets […]