Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine

Scarborough, abutters reach agreement on beach access path

SCARBOROUGH — Following two years of debate, the town and owners of Avenue 2, a beach access path since the 19th century, have come to a preliminary agreement that preserves public access to Pine Point Beach. Under the agreement, the town will relinquish its rights to the property.  Town Council Chairman William Donovan said the agreement […]

Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn

Livermore to obtain snowplow turnaround agreements

LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night agreed by consensus to move forward on a snowplow turnaround agreement for affected properties. “Each landowner where town equipment turns around would need to sign an agreement,” Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said. Byron and Road Foreman Roger Ferland met and quickly came up with 25 property […]

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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Livermore Falls trustees approve sewer expense pact

LIVERMORE FALLS — Sewer trustees have approved a joint agreement with Jay selectpersons to set a detailed cost-sharing formula in place for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The two towns share operating and maintenance costs of the Livermore Falls  plant based on sewage treated. One of the recommendations from an arbitration session between the towns in […]

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Syrian official: Chemical weapons deal a ‘victory’

BEIRUT (AP) — A high-ranking Syrian official called the U.S.-Russian agreement on securing Syria’s chemical weapons a “victory” for President Bashar Assad’s regime, but the U.S. warned Sunday “the threat of force is real” if Damascus fails to carry out the plan. The comments by Syrian Minister of National Reconciliation Ali Haidar to a Russian […]