MINOT — Enrollment in Minot-Hebron Athletic Association programs is way up, board of directors member Mike Rioux told selectmen Monday. And with success comes problems, two in particular that Rioux wanted to discuss with selectmen: The need to develop a T-ball field and the need to clarify scheduling priorities and who has first dibs on […]
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Selectmen prepare to file liens on tax-delinquent properties
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday authorized town Treasurer Holly Packard to pay the filing fees for upcoming property tax liens. Selectman Eda Tripp estimated liens would be filed for approximately 100 properties, 36 of which are facing foreclosure come January. There is some likelihood that a few property owners will take steps in the next […]
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Minot voters agree to spend $1.5M: ‘no shouting, no broken bones”
MINOT — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting approved warrant articles that call for spending about $1.5 million — and that includes paying an Androscoggin County tax bill of more than $187,000. “As near as I can figure it,” Selectman Eda Tripp said, “what we approved amounts to about $21,354 over last year, and I’d […]
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Minot lending support to ‘Jackass Annie’ celebration
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday agreed to help out with the Minot Historical Society’s celebration of Mesannie Wilkins Day, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9. That’s the anniversary of the day, within a day or two, when, 59 years ago, Mesannie “Jackass Annie” Wilkins left Minot on horseback, bound for Southern California and a dip in […]
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Selectmen appoint Rioux, discuss shed in violation of ordinance
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday learned that their offer to send a “No Action” letter to a Hersey Hill Road property owner whose shed is in violation of the town’s land use ordinance setback requirements had been refused by the property owner. Property owner Larry Jackson objected to the qualification in the letter of “No […]