MECHANIC FALLS — Closing the Mechanic Falls Historical Society’s headquarters for the winter will affect insurance coverage on the building, Town Manager Koriene Low told the town council on Monday. Due to fact that the historical society lacks the funds to pay for heating the former Congregational Church building on Elm Street, officials made the […]
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County considers second communication tower on Mosher Hill
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to have a lease drawn up for two communications towers on Mosher Hill. After discussions about extending the county’s 100-foot tower on Mosher Hill to help improve the county’s communication issues, an idea to use a nearby 190-foot tower owned by Tri-County EMS was considered, Tim Hardy, Franklin […]
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Counties, towns urged to submit snow cleanup costs to state
The governor has until Friday, Feb. 27, to make a formal request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reimbursement for costs Maine towns, schools and hospitals incurred during the Jan. 27 blizzard. On Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage issued a statement urging towns to get their estimates to their county emergency management agencies quickly so […]
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Emergency services collaborate in training exercise held at UMF
FARMINGTON — The drill was about lessons learned as local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to a mock scenario of a gunman shooting students in a classroom building on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday. It was also about learning to work together, Franklin County Emergency Management […]
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Fire departments get federal grants
PORTLAND — The Eddington and Denmark fire departments will receive more than $57,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency operations and safety grants. Rep. Mike Michaud says FEMA is providing more than $34,000 to the Eddington Fire Department and more than $23,000 to the Denmark Volunteer Fire Department. Michaud says Eddington’s grant will cover the cost […]
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Norway signs on to FEMA resolution
NORWAY — Selectmen have added their names to a resolution urging changes in federal disaster assistance regulations so Maine towns and cities hit hard by severe ice storms this past winter can get reimbursed for damage. “It wasn’t a big money problem for us,” Town Manager David Holt told selectmen, but for other towns “it was […]
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Towns sign on to change FEMA guidelines to include ice storms
A resolution urging changes in federal disaster assistance regulations is circulating among Maine towns and cities hit hard by severe ice storms in late December and early January. The initiative comes on the heels of news that a request by Gov. Paul LePage to declare the storms a natural disaster was denied by the Federal Emergency […]
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Mexico selectmen approve letter of support for MDOT to apply for grant
MEXICO – The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to approve a letter of support to the Maine Department of Transportation to replace the bridge between Mexico and Peru. Town Manager John Madigan said the MDOT is attempting to apply for a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant and it requires a letter of support from […]
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Towns looking for FEMA funds for storm damage
FAYETTE — It has been an unforgettable winter for Maine towns, which have struggled to keep up with the never-ending parade of ice and snowstorms, with large doses of cold weather thrown in. An ice storm in late December crippled the region, causing massive power outages just in time for Christmas and treacherous roads. “That […]
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Hartford board advised of permits, FEMA changes
HARTFORD — Selectmen meeting Thursday night heard about new requirements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and recent permits issued by the Planning Board. Planning Board member Morrill Nason said a permit was issued for a garage on Bear Pond Road and another for cutting timber next to Swan Pond. The latter allows a 30 […]