Selectpersons on Monday approved spending $2,500 to have Spencer Group Paving of Turner pave around the new concrete pad at the Livermore Town Office-Fire Station complex on the Crash Road. The money will come from the building maintenance account. (Sun Journal file photo) LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday night approved several paving bids and the 2018-19 guidelines […]
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Livermore voters reject town meeting change, gift of land
LIVERMORE — Voters at Wednesday’s annual town meeting cut the municipal budget to $3.88 million and supported keeping the open meeting format to allow discussion on warrant articles. Voters cut $20,000 from highway maintenance and $125,000 from capital road improvements. The 2018-19 budget is 5.4 percent higher than this fiscal year’s, which ends June 30. Addressing […]
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Livermore voters to decide on land gift
LIVERMORE — A decision on accepting 10 acres from the owners of Dollar General will be put to voters at the annual town meeting in June. Administrative assistant Amy Byron told selectpersons Tuesday night she had researched meeting minutes and found no vote from them to accept the gift. She said she did find a […]
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Livermore transfer station issues addressed
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons decided Tuesday night to delay the purchase of a new snowblower and agreed that part-time, on-call help is needed at the transfer station. The board was made aware of both issues at its last meeting. The town has four snowblowers. One is used to plow the Route 4 bridge, one at the […]
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Pilot project provides new home for Chesterville couple
CHESTERVILLE — For years, Joe and Pam St. Pierre have struggled with a leaky roof, drafty rooms, black mold and a rusted-out holding tank in their home on Dutch Gap Road. This weekend all that will change. They are moving into a house that is age-friendly, more energy-efficient and has a higher property value. Their old home […]
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Livermore board approves town office closure, elects new officers
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday voted to close the Town Office at 4 p.m. Monday, July 3, for the Independence Day celebration. Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will celebrate the holiday July 3 with a 5 p.m. parade through Jay and Livermore Falls. Selectpersons previously voted to close the office at noon June 30 to […]
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Applications still coming in for Livermore administrative position
LIVERMORE — The town has received 11 applications for the full-time administrative assistant position, interim Administrative Assistant Renda Guild said Wednesday. The deadline to submit an application is June 27. The Board of Selectpersons will go into executive session at their July 1 meeting to review the applications. The board will then decide the next […]