PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted 2-0 Friday afternoon to award a $91,300 contract to Jim Sysko and Andre Bernier to rebuild and maintain Ketchum Bridge in Riley Township. The bridge that spans the Miles Notch Brook was designated a failing bridge by the Maine Department of Transportation in 2016. County Administrator Scott Cole said […]
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SAD 44 withdrawal, security system on Newry agenda
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss drafting a letter to School Administrative District 44 directors about possibly stopping the process of leaving the district. The board will meet at 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Town Office. Residents voted in September 2014 to authorize the Withdrawal Committee to appropriate $50,000 from […]
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Language issues tangling zip line project
RUMFORD — At their meeting Thursday night, the Board of Selectmen once again voted to table approval of the Wow Za! Ziplines LLC lease of town property. In the discussion prior to the vote, Selectman Peter Chase said, “I’m just a little concerned that there’s a push for this at town meeting and now it’s slowed down. […]
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DOE rejects ending Newry withdrawal negotiations
NEWRY — The Commissioner of Education said in a letter last week to SAD 44 that he does not have the authority to suspend the Newry withdrawal negotiations, as the school board had requested. The board asked for the suspension in order to pursue forming a districtwide committee to craft a local school funding formula […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Newry board creates Roads Committee
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously approved Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney’s draft policy Tuesday night for establishing a Roads Committee to enhance the town’s ability to maintain and support the integrity of the roads. “The idea is to make them safe and convenient for motor vehicles and other vehicles,” Selectman Jim Largess said. Bonney told the […]
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J. Sysko: Great care at Togus
I wonder what people think when they hear about health care offered by Veterans Administration hospitals? There have been so many negative stories about the Veterans Administration and its hospitals, I just have to tell about my recent, life-changing experience at Togus. I was a combat soldier in Vietnam in 1968. Forty-six years later, in […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Newry Withdrawal Committee meeting tonight
NEWRY — The Newry Withdrawal Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Town Office, town Administrator Loretta Powers said Tuesday. It will be the first official meeting since Jim Sysko was elected chairman on Nov. 5. Other members are resident Bill Andrews, SAD 44 director Bonnie Largess and Selectman Brooks Morton. […]
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Newry board appoints selectman to SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Selectman Brooks Morton is the fourth and newest member of Newry’s SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee. Morton was the only one of the three selectmen who didn’t have a potential conflict of interest, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday morning. Withdrawal Committee lawyer Daniel S. Stockford of Brann & Isaacson of Lewiston and Portland told […]
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Newry board names SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee members
NEWRY — Selectmen appointed three people to the SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee on Tuesday night. However, when it came time to appoint a selectman to the committee, the process ground to a halt, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday. Questions were raised that prompted the board to get legal advice. The board appointed Bill Andrews as […]
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Newry sets hearing on SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, to see if residents want to file a petition to withdraw from SAD 44. The meeting will be held at the Bear River Grange Hall off Route 26. Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday afternoon that petitioners who sought to start the […]