NEWRY — Revisions to the Fire Department Ordinance, which include changing the term of chief from two years to one, are being made to bring the local law into compliance with the department’s bylaws, town officials say. Other changes include one assistant chief instead of two and adding the position of captain. “We don’t have […]
Bruce Pierce
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Newry board creates Roads Committee
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously approved Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney’s draft policy Tuesday night for establishing a Roads Committee to enhance the town’s ability to maintain and support the integrity of the roads. “The idea is to make them safe and convenient for motor vehicles and other vehicles,” Selectman Jim Largess said. Bonney told the […]
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Newry board adds shuttle bus request to warrant
NEWRY — While working on the March town meeting warrant Tuesday night, selectmen decided to include a request for $10,000 from The Mountain Explorer shuttle bus but not include a recommendation. The free public transit program between Bethel and Newry takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard, and to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woman taken to hospital after car rolls over in Newry
NEWRY — A woman was taken to Rumford Hospital on Tuesday evening after the vehicle she was driving hit a patch of ice and rolled over, Newry fire Chief Bruce Pierce said. Pierce said the woman, whose name was not released, was driving an SUV around a corner near Quartino’s Restaurant on Skiway Drive when […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Newry board fields concerns about condition of Sunday River Road
NEWRY — Four residents sought information and offered advice Tuesday night during an informational meeting on reconstructing 1,200 feet of Sunday River Road. The project, estimated to cost between $300,000 and $320,000, was proposed in October by Main-Land Development Consultants of Livermore Falls at the request of selectmen. The town would like to have an […]