Western Maine Play Museum in Wilton raised $14,450 at the Spring Gala and Experience Auction. Board members attending the event include, from left, front row, Angela McLeod, president; Jenny Baker; Jubilee Bailey; and Lori Lewis, vice president; and, back row, Gabe Civiello; Norm Hurlburt; Nikki Knowles, treasurer; Marylena Chaisson, secretary; Jessica Lewis; and Kariss Richards. Missing […]
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Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Library association re-elects officers
LIVERMORE FALLS — The annual meeting of the Livermore Falls Library Association was held March 12 in the Treat Memorial Library under the leadership of President Pat Allen. All seven trustees were present, as well as the three library employees. The library director’s report was accepted unanimously. The report contained extensive statistics on library usage, […]
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Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Rangeley Friends of the Arts welcome new board members
Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) voted in new board members and said “Thank You” to outgoing members at the annual meeting on Dec. 11. Pictured from left are incoming members Jeff Zapolsky, Ken McDavitt and Adrian Heatley and outgoing member Millie Hoekstra. Hoekstra is rotating off the board due to term limits after 12 […]
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Buckfield could see 'personnel changes'
BUCKFIELD — The select board’s discussion of its review of the personnel handbook, and how best to update it, found at issue the crux between modernization and availability. Recent changes were made to the personnel policy and interim town manager Brad Plante said the approaching governance analysis also contained “a laundry list of personnel changes […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Tree Street welcomes newest board members
LEWISTON — Tree Street Youth welcomed seven new members to their board of directors on Oct. 9. Abdimalik Maalim was born in Somalia but raised in If’o Kenya. In 2006, he arrived in the United States and attended Lewiston High School where he graduated in 2011. He then went on to receive his associate degree […]
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RSU 9 names science teacher to curriculum coordinator, grants manager
FARMINGTON — The majority of Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to transfer a high school school science teacher to interim curriculum coordinator/manager of federal grants. The board changed the job description for the position from the director of curriculum/assistant superintendent that Leanne Condon had held until she left for RSU 10 in the […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
RSU 73 board looking to keep budget costs steady
LIVERMORE FALLS — With recent layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill, a tough budget process has become even more difficult for the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors. One of the biggest challenges is a projected loss of school subsidy of $233,000, Superintendent Kenneth Healey said at Thursday’s meeting. The reason for the loss of subsidy […]
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Bethel board approves annual town meeting warrant, airport budget
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Monday evening to approve the warrant for the annual town meeting. The warrant articles will be decided at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Crescent Park Elementary School. The municipal budget is $3.85 million, a slight increase over this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Town Manager […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris planning board approves marijuana greenhouse
WEST PARIS — The Planning Board approved a request Tuesday night by resident Carl Young to operate a medical marijuana greenhouse. Young told the board he would construct the greenhouse next to his home on Morse Hill Road, and it would be either 40 by 50 feet or 30 by 100 feet. Young is licensed […]
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Selectmen approve 40 warrant articles to be presented May 19
SABATTUS — The Board of Selectmen approved 40 warrant articles for fiscal year 2016-2017 to be presented at town meeting on Thursday, May 19. The board’s proposed budget $2.55M offers a $5,085 decrease in the town’s operating budget and a $40,000 increase in the capital budget, compared to the current budget. The effect this will […]