LISBON — The Town Council voted unanimously to approve a proposal that allows Central Maine Power to convert all CMP-owned lights to LED lights. More than 520 CMP-owned streetlights in town would be converted. The conversion would save the town $22,770 a year and there is no cost to the town to convert, Town Manager […]
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Lewiston replacing many more streetlights with LEDs
LEWISTON — Most of the city’s streetlights are scheduled to be replaced with energy-saving LED lights. In his most recent monthly report, City Administrator Ed Barrett said Lewiston will soon replace more than 2,000 streetlights, after favorable bids led officials to move ahead with more replacements that originally proposed. Like other municipalities, the city has been […]
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Rumford to present straw poll questions in June
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen Thursday approved presenting three straw poll questions to voters at the annual town meeting on June 14. Two of the non-binding referendum questions involve the Rumford Parks Department. The first question asks voters to consider replacing the 35-year-old running track at Hosmer Field. The second question asks voters if they […]
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Rumford board to consider LED streetlights
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday will continue discussing whether to pursue LED lighting for streetlights. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. At the board’s Nov. 19 meeting, Selectman Jeff Sterling said he read that some towns are converting their streetlights to LED bulbs at a cost of […]
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Dixfield voters approve Ione Harlow fund request
DIXFIELD — Residents voted at Thursday’s special town meeting to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for a new electronic scoreboard at Harlow Park. Peru resident Mark Thompson made the request at the July 28 board meeting. After the board confirmed that there was enough money […]
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Money approved for school lighting
OXFORD — The State Department of Education has unanimously approved using part of a $1 million energy efficient contract with Siemens Building Technology to convert some 600 lights at SAD 17 schools to LED fixtures. The project, to switch out the lighting and to convert two oil burners to wood pellet burners, is being financed […]