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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Newry selectmen appoint Amy Bernard as new town administrator
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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11 apply for Newry administrator job
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen is accepting applications for town administrator until noon Monday, Nov. 16. Town Administrator Loretta Powers told selectmen Monday evening that she has received 11 applications. “We have one person from Arizona, another from Utah,” Powers told the board. “We have people from a variety of locations.” Powers, who has […]
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Newry board to wait until March town meeting to approve budget overages
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday evening to wait until their annual town meeting in March to approve several budget overages from the last few months. Town Administrator Loretta Powers said that several of the town’s departments had overages in certain categories, including the Fire Department, which overdrew its equipment account. “I […]
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Newry town administrator to resign
NEWRY — Town Administrator Loretta Powers announced at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she is resigning Dec. 31 and moving to Florida. She held the job for 11 years. “I’m ready for a change,” Powers said Wednesday morning. “Technically, it’s a resignation, not a retirement. The plan is to move to Florida. I have a resume […]
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Newry selectmen to set public hearing for Planning Board ordinance revisions
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen continued discussion Tuesday evening on revising an ordinance to reduce the size of the Planning Board, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday afternoon. In a Dec. 4 email to Powers, Planning Board Chairman Patrick Roma said the board often doesn’t have enough members for a quorum to conduct business at […]
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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 addresses E911 addressing compliance issue
NEWRY — Selectmen at Monday night’s meeting discussed how to get residents to put the Emergency 911 address numbers on their houses, but the board didn’t resolve the issue and will take it up at its next regular meeting, Administrator Loretta Powers said Tuesday afternoon. “We’ve been trying to get them to put the numbers […]
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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 board tables alarm system discussion
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to table discussion on whether to purchase an alarm system for the Town Office. Town Administrator Loretta Powers presented a list of bids from several companies. They ranged from $800 to $9,670, with each offering different components. “I obviously can’t see us spending money on […]