AUBURN — Robert “Bob” C. Goddard, 73, passed away peacefully at the Hospice House in Auburn on Friday, Jan. 12, with his family by his side, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 3, 1944, in Rumford, the son of Chester “Chet” and Sylvia Goddard. He graduated from Mechanic Falls High School in […]
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Posted inFranklin
Jay’s new sewer rate shifts more cost on users
JAY — With a new sewer rate set to go into effect July 1, property owners will pay approximately $9.50 for every $100,000 of assessed property value for the operation and maintenance of the Sewer Department in fiscal year 2017-18. That compares to $21 per $100,000 of value this fiscal year, which ends June 30. […]
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Livermore hires Bruce Webster as part-time maintenance worker
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons Monday night hired Bruce Webster of Livermore Falls as a part-time maintenance/highway worker. The town has been without a maintenance person since Dan Boothby resigned on Dec. 18, 2015. Webster will start at $12 per hour and will be responsible for general maintenance at all town facilities. He does not […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Maintenance tough as cemeteries age
LEWISTON — Ray Cloutier knows it was a tough winter — even for the dead. But he was appalled at the state of historic stones along Mount Hope Cemetery’s outer edge. “I don’t care if the person died 150 years ago; somebody is supposed to maintain his grave,” Cloutier said. The newer portion of the […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Woodstock voting on Dog Control Ordinance
WOODSTOCK — Voters at Monday’s town meeting will decide whether to require dog kennels, rescue shelters or similar facilities applying for a license or a permit to notify abutters. It’s one of 39 articles on the warrant, which will be voted on starting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Woodstock Elementary School multipurpose […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield manager questioned about replacing burnt truck
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to get a legal opinion on whether Town Manager Cindy Dunn violated protocol by not consulting them before buying a truck to replace one that burned during last week’s nor’easter. The Public Works Department’s 2000 Sterling caught fire Dec. 10 while Jacob Gilbert was plowing Brock School Road, […]
Posted inFranklin
More money sought for winter roads in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen have scheduled a special town meeting this month to ask for $25,000 more for winter road maintenance. At its Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to have a 6 p.m. meeting Monday, Dec. 29, to approve funds to pay for unexpected costs related to bad weather, including overtime for employees. The early […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Sumner meeting gets heated over icy roads
SUMNER — Tempers flared at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as members defended the town’s winter road maintenance program. The spirited defense was in response to a letter read by Planning Board member Thomas Standard, who called the roads “unreasonably dangerous.” He further accused selectmen of “wanton failure to perform the duties of office.” Selectman Walter Litchfield […]
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Peru residents vote to allow town to manage Peru Elementary School building
PERU — Residents voted 500-313 Tuesday to have the town in charge of the former Peru Elementary School building again, and to spend $10,000 to help maintain it. Three years ago, the town voted to rent the school to the Friends of Peru Elementary School for a minimal fee and to spend no more money […]
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$6.5 million Hartt Transportation facility breaks ground in Auburn
AUBURN — Hartt Transportation’s expansion means lots of good things for the Twin Cities, according to city Economic Development Director Roland Miller. Company and city officials were on hand Thursday morning to break ground on the Bangor-based company’s $6.5 million business park investment. But Miller said the expansion, a $5.3 million facility with office space, […]