The Peru Board of Selectmen agreed Monday to allow Peru firefighters to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station. PERU — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to allow members of the Peru Fire Department to use the fire station to wash their personal vehicles, according to Chairwoman Carol Roach. The issue arose near the […]
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Peru board debates firefighters washing personal vehicles
PERU – Selectman Raquel Welch told the board Monday evening that she wanted to speak with the fire chief about firefighters washing their personal vehicles at the Fire Station. Welch said when she drives past the station on nice days, she sees people washing their private vehicles. “It’s not a car wash,” she said. “People […]
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Livermore Falls: Voters approve funds for fire station repairs
LIVERMORE FALLS — Roughly 40 residents approved spending up to $650,000 for repairs to the town fire station at a brief special town meeting Tuesday. “I do hope that you folks will vote to have our fire station back so we can get our equipment back in town and stop paying for all these rentals,” Jim […]
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Alarm system to be installed on boiler at Jay Fire Station
JAY — An alarm will be installed on the boiler at the North Jay Fire Station that will send out an alert if the temperature in the building drops below a certain degree. Selectpersons requested on Dec. 12 that the annual service on the boiler be moved up a month to January. They would also […]
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Livermore Falls board putting fire station repairs to town vote
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen has agreed to put forth a warrant article to voters to spend up to $650,000 to repair the Livermore Falls fire station. A date was not set for the special town meeting. Selectmen noted that while $650,000 was the maximum amount that could be spent, they […]
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Jay to participate in free smoke alarm, installation program
JAY – The Fire Rescue Department is partnering with the American Red Cross in Maine to provide and install free smoke alarms to reduce fire deaths and injuries. Through the Red Cross’ Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, smoke alarms will be offered and installed for residents. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectmen Monday that she and Fire […]
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Jay to discuss lighted Christmas decorations, flags, banners
JAY — Selectpersons will be asked tonight whether they want the new utility poles rewired and brackets put up for lighted Christmas decorations or move toward holiday flags or banners. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. When the Route 4 road reconstruction was done, the utility poles were mostly replaced in […]
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Livermore Falls: Voters reject financing for new fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — It’s back to the drawing board for Livermore Falls officials. At Tuesday’s special town meeting, residents turned down a warrant article that would have provided up to $1.5 million in financing for a new fire station. The article was defeated, 44-47. At a selectmen meeting following the special town meeting, the board and […]
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Firefighters need support
It is critical that Livermore Falls citizens attend a special town meeting Tuesday, Oct. 18, to hear the facts before voting on the fire station. In his letter to the editor (Sun Journal, Oct. 13) Scott Roberts mentioned a figure of $450,000. That is no longer a viable option. The vote for the new fire […]
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Jay extends firetruck agreement with Livermore Falls
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to give the town of Livermore Falls a one-year extension to store its two fire engines and necessary equipment at Jay Fire Station No. 2. Livermore Falls had to remove its firetrucks from its station by Oct. 1, 2015, because of structural deficiencies. Residents in June approved by a vote […]