LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to allocate $6,500 to have a comprehensive engineering study and a topical survey done on the fire station. The building, built decades ago, has a number of significant structural issues. The money will come out of the Fire Department budget, and selectmen will address any shortfall in the budget […]
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Livermore Falls manager wants selectmen to rescind vote on paid day off
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg will ask selectmen Tuesday to rescind their Dec. 2 vote to give nonessential town employees the day after Christmas off with pay. Instead, she will offer the board another option, which she initially discussed prior to the board making its decision. She will ask selectmen to allow the […]
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Structural engineer to look at Livermore Falls Fire Station
LIVERMORE FALLS — A structural engineer will look at the back wall of the fire station to determine if the wall, which is cracked and has a slight bow in it, and the floor in that area are broken, town officials said. The roof is also leaking, fire Chief Tim “TD” Hardy said. Engineer Bob […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Durham voters approve budget
DURHAM — Residents at town meeting Saturday adopted a municipal budget of $2.19 million. Selectmen had proposed spending $2.17 million, but voters instead went with a higher Budget Committee recommendation to spend $776,095 for roads instead of the $744,670 selectmen had proposed. Following a presentation by fire Chief Bill St. Michel on the purchase of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Hearing set on New Gloucester budget
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Budget Committee will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at the New Gloucester Meeting House in Lower Gloucester. The 12-member panel recommends a $2.85 million spending plan for 2014-15, while selectmen recommend $2.86 million. The difference between them is $6,250. The overall increase from this year is […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Andover Fireman’s Association hosting annual craft fair on Dec. 14
ANDOVER — The Andover Fireman’s Association will host its annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the fire station. Elaine Morton, who has been involved with the association for 28 years, said 20 crafters have reserved tables. “We actually sold out the tables by Nov. 1,” she said. “That’s […]
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Buckfield fire station plan moves forward
BUCKFIELD — The town has advertised for a construction manager to oversee its planned $1 million fire-rescue station, a major step in getting the project underway. At its meeting Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved four recommendations proposed by the Fire-Rescue Building Project Committee, including a building design, contract selection procedure and selection schedule. […]
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Canton selectmen: No consensus on use of fire station
CANTON — Selectmen disagreed Thursday on whether to enact a policy that would charge groups a fee for using the community room at the fire station. “The building belongs to the taxpayers, and they should not be charged,” Selectman Lisa Cummings said. Selectman Shane Gallant, who is also the fire chief, said some groups were […]