POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 officials met with selectmen Tuesday to try to determine what the district should pay the town for using the third bay of the Public Works garage. School Superintendent Tina Meserve told selectmen she believed the town is charging the school district more than it should. “I believe the third […]
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Maine Supreme Court vacates Peru Board of Appeals decision against garage owner
PERU – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday vacated decisions made by the Peru Board of Appeals and the Oxford County Superior Court about the construction of a garage by resident Donald Paradis that was larger than permitted. In the ruling, the court said the Board of Appeals lacked jurisdiction to consider Paradis’ appeal […]
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Selectmen sign 37-article warrant
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday signed the 37-article warrant for the May 4 annual town meeting. The budget proposal is $73,000 below the spending cap allowed by state law so an article asking voters to increase the property tax levy limit is not needed. Selectmen removed a warrant request asking voters to spend $5,000 […]
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Auburn officials mull changes to garage sale permitting
AUBURN — City officials met informally with residents Tuesday evening to discuss proposed changes to the way the city deals with yard sales and agricultural barn sales. It was a scantly attended meeting, made up of only of Eric Cousens, Auburn’s deputy director of planning and development, City Councilor Belinda Gerry and the few residents […]
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Salem man injured putting out garage fire
SALEM TOWNSHIP — A Salem man received burns and suffered from smoke inhalation while trying to put out a fire in his garage Thursday night, Salem fire Chief Steve Viles said. Jason Pinkham of 1600 Bubier Road turned on a space heater in his attached garage and entered his home for a few minutes, Viles […]
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Fire heavily damages garage in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — A fire heavily damaged a four-bay garage Wednesday at 171 George Thomas Road when a bulldozer caught fire while it was being worked on, fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said. He estimated damage at $30,000 to $50,000, including tools. Twenty to 25 firefighters from eight departments responded to help put out the fire. […]
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Lisbon council explores options for town garage
LISBON — Last week’s defeat of a $1.3 million public works bond issue prompted council members Tuesday night to set a deadline of Aug. 1 to come up with alternatives. Although voters passed bond issues for the School Department June 10, they voted down a bond to fund either an expansion of the public works […]
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Fire at Taggart Road residence damages snowmobile, garage
RUMFORD — A snowmobile was destroyed and a garage damaged in a fire Monday afternoon, Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Coulombe said. The garage at 14 Taggart Road is owned by Dave Glover and housed several cars, snowmobiles and ATVs, though Coulombe said he was unsure if any of the other vehicles were damaged. There […]
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Orrington fire destroys garage, damages home
ORRINGTON — An early Saturday morning blaze destroyed an attached garage and its contents and damaged a Kent Drive residence. No one was injured. Orrington firefighters were called to the home of Barbara Goss about 3:20 a.m., Assistant Fire Chief Scott Stewart said. When they arrived, the garage was fully ablaze, he said. A short […]
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Fire destroys Poland garage, boat
POLAND — A late-afternoon fire destroyed a boat on Route 122 on Wednesday, burning an open-air garage and a motorcycle before fire crews brought the flames under control. The garage at 419 Spring Water Road went up in flames at about 4:30 p.m. Poland firefighters responded and called for help from departments in nearby towns. […]