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Hartford considers bridge issue

HARTFORD — The state Department of Transportation has advised the town of Hartford to block off and close the bridge between Hartford and Sumner that runs across Abbott Pond Road in Sumner.  Lee Holman, selectboard chair, recalls a, “previous select board that had wanted to tear it out.”  She said, however, that a structural engineer who […]

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Hartford voters approve office, road changes

HARTFORD — Voters at the Saturday, June 17, annual town meeting agreed to change the town clerk position from elected to appointed, combine the winter and summer road budgets and reallocate money for social services, according to Board of Selectmen Chair Lee Holman. Action got underway at 9 a.m. at the Hartford Town Hall, where voters […]

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Agreement drawn up for Hartford turnaround

HARTFORD — Hartford selectmen met with the town attorney earlier this week to hammer out the details to allow various vehicles to use a private turnaround, Chair Lee Holman said. She said the Thursday, Dec. 3, Hartford selectmen’s meeting was quiet except for this topic. “The one big piece of action was we did approve […]

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Former trooper Turner elected as Oxford County Commissioner

BUCKFIELD — Riding the wave of Republican victories across the state, former Maine State Police Trooper Timothy Turner was elected as an Oxford County commissioner on Tuesday.  The Buckfield resident overcame a bid from Lee Holman, a centrist Democrat from Hartford, by a margin of nearly 20 percent. It is Turner’s first first elected position.  […]

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Homestead hopes to bring frugal practices to Oxford County politics

HARTFORD — Being the first female commissioner in Oxford County’s history might be the least surprising accomplishment notched in Lee Holman’s belt if she is elected Nov. 4.  The Democratic candidate has been a merchant marine and a celebrity Volvo mechanic blogging her repairs, but it’s her latest run for political office which might be the […]

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G. Hole: Put the town’s business first

Through the years, I have had the privilege of serving many Oxford County towns as town attorney and wanted to share an experience I had with Lee Holman, candidate for county commissioner. Three times I have worked with towns in various parts of Maine in the circumstance that recall elections left only one selectperson in […]

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L. Moore: Dedicated to economic conservatism

I have known Lee Holman, candidate for Oxford County commissioner in District 3, for 35 years. We have worked side-by-side on the board of directors at the Fare Share Co-op. She is a frugal director, attentive to detail, and always able to look at situations from a different perspective. Her tenure on the Hartford Board […]