NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen announced Friday that they plan to appoint Amy Bernard of Rumford as the new town administrator. Bernard, who has served as the town manager of Paris for the past three years, and served as the town manager of Wayne four years prior, will replace Loretta Powers, who is […]
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Newry selectmen to consider new memorial
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen next week will continue discussion on obtaining a new veterans memorial. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Town Office. Chairman Gary Wight said previously that the town has memorial plaques recognizing veterans of World War II, but it doesn’t list their names or […]
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Newry selectmen consider adding to board
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday night took under advisement a request to consider increasing the number of board members from three to five. Chairman Gary Wight said he wanted to know what was next since Virgil Conkright didn’t provide any reasons for his request, other than to say that the board might have trouble with […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Newry to fix $75,000 error
NEWRY — Selectmen hastily scheduled a special board meeting for Thursday, June 18, to draft a warrant to correct a March town meeting error. Near the end of Tuesday night’s board meeting, Administrator Loretta Powers said no one caught the mistake in Article 34 that was supposed to take $75,000 from unappropriated surplus and buy […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Newry election might create conflict of interest on SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Voters going to the polls Monday, March 2, could possibly create a conflict depending on who they choose for selectman. But town officials said Wednesday they’d cross that bridge if they get there. Selectman Brooks Morton is seeking a second three-year term against challenger Jim Largess. Three years ago, Morton was elected by […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Newry board adds shuttle bus request to warrant
NEWRY — While working on the March town meeting warrant Tuesday night, selectmen decided to include a request for $10,000 from The Mountain Explorer shuttle bus but not include a recommendation. The free public transit program between Bethel and Newry takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard, and to […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Newry selectmen re-elected
NEWRY — It’s now official, and by the correct method this time. Wendy Hanscom and Gary Wight were re-elected at Tuesday’s polls to Board of Selectmen seats by respective votes of 74 and 118. Candidate Doug Webster, who ran against Hanscom, got 62 votes, Administrator Loretta Powers said. In 2012, Newry changed the way it […]
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Newry board accepts selectmen resignations, approves June 10 election
NEWRY — It seemed weird late Thursday afternoon when Newry selectmen Chairman Wendy Hanscom read prepared statements about her resignation and that of Selectman Gary Wight from the board. Then, Hanscom and Wight and Selectman Brooks Morton accepted the resignations. But all three continued their special selectmen meeting, conducting further business. Hanscom’s and Wight’s resignations, […]