TURNER — Concerns about pedestrian safety and the speed limit in the area of the town beach may go unanswered, according to Town Manager Kurt Schaub. The section of Route 219 from the beach up to Route 4 has more pedestrians during summer and town officials would like the speed limit reduced from 45 miles […]
Budget Committee
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Budget Committee sets schedule
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said he will meet with department heads and administrators after next week to go over 2016-17 budget requests line by line. “Around the first week in March I should have first blush of whether we’re up or down,” he said. The Budget Committee meeting schedule is: […]
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Jay tentively reduces draft spending plan by 10 percent
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members worked 3½ hours Thursday night to make $169,000 in tentative cuts from a $5.4 million draft 2016-17 budget. The overall goal was to reduce the budget by 10 percent. Department heads had already reduced the proposal by $250,000. The cuts will be reviewed Feb. 22 and 23 at […]
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Oxford residents list qualities for town manager
OXFORD — Residents want their next town manager to have qualities that include honesty, transparency, strong communication skills, experience in municipal government and, at least, a bachelor’s degree. The Board of Selectmen held a second public hearing Wednesday night to learn what residents consider important attributes for a manager. The first hearing was on Saturday. Town […]
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Minot board signs March 5 meeting warrant
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday signed the warrant for the March 5 annual town meeting and directed that it and the town report be sent to the printer. The municipal budget calls for spending $1,760,789, or about $22,000 more this year. Selectmen are recommending that voters reject the Fire Department’s request for $40,000 to replace […]
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Citizens speak on sand issue, Budget Committee
TURNER — Selectmen were told Tuesday night that buying tickets to get pails of sand at the Transfer Station is inconvenient and paying $2 per bucket is unfair. The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 on Jan. 4 to adopt rules governing when and how sand can be obtained by residents. They are: * Residents can […]
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Barrett disputes myths raised by Androscoggin County commissioners
LEWISTON — What the Androscoggin County Commission calls myths are not myths at all, Lewiston City Administrator Edward Barrett said. “In each case, the ‘myth’ asserted by the county is actually the ‘fact,’” Barrett said in a nine-page memorandum sent to all Androscoggin County municipal officials Tuesday. The letter is in response to the “Fact […]
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Beverly A. Koenig
1929 – 2016 FALMOUTH — Beverly Arline Rand Koenig of Durham passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, Jan. 6. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born in Lewiston at Keatings’ Maternity Home on Nov. 10, 1929, and was educated in schools in Bridgton and Fryeburg. She graduated from […]
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Gaudet elected selectman for Mexico
MEXICO — Jack Gaudet was elected selectman Tuesday, narrowly defeating Peter Merrill, 32-29, according to town Executive Secretary Sheryl Briggs. Gaudet succeeds Albert Aniel, who resigned in November and moved to Camden. The term expires June 30, 2017. Gaudet served on the Budget Committee and is a member of the Fire Department. Merrill previously served three […]
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Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier to retire
AUBURN — Longtime Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier announced her retirement Wednesday night after serving the county for more than 40 years. Fournier’s surprise announcement came following an executive session that Fournier requested at the conclusion of the county commission meeting. Over the years, Fournier also served as the county personnel director and its purchasing […]