NEW GLOUCESTER — Two dangerous intersections along Route 100 are slated for $900,000 in improvements to alleviate high crash rates. A public hearing on Tuesday drew roughly two dozen residents to a public hearing held by officials representing the Maine Department of Transportation. Brian Keezer, MDOT’s project manager, identified two intersections with high crash rates […]
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Dixfield board receives final bill for sidewalk project
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen that the final bill has been received for the Safe Routes to School project, which had been defeated at a November 2015 special town meeting. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with construction of 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High […]
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Woodstock board reviews first draft of town meeting warrant
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday began reviewing the warrant for the annual town meeting in March. Town Manager Vern Maxfield pointed out to the board that in an effort to explain some of the larger questions on the warrant, he drafted explanations that would be included on the warrant and the town […]
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Dixfield board delays vote on wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — For the third consecutive meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted Monday to postpone a vote on whether to place the amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance on the annual town meeting warrant in June. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the vote was postponed to Jan. 25 because Selectman Norman Mitchell was unable to attend […]
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Dixfield board to continue MDOT maintenance agreement discussion
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion at its Monday, Jan. 11, meeting on whether to approve a maintenance agreement for a traffic signal replacement project at the intersection of Weld Street and Route 2. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the basement of the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Carlo […]
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Wind ordinance, department head reports on agenda for Dixfield board
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussing the proposed wind energy facility ordinance revisions during its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials in October 2010 about constructing 13 turbines on leased land on Col. Holman Ridge. The town passed a wind energy development […]
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Three candidates eye Wilton selectperson seat
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons signed a warrant Tuesday for the Jan. 5 election of a new board member. The ballot includes three candidates: Irving Faunce, Gerald Whitney and Jeffrey Rowe, Town Clerk Diane Dunham said. The election is to fill the seat left by Paul Berkey this fall. Voting will take place from […]
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Dixfield board moves Nov. 23 meeting to Dirigo High School
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, inside the Dirigo High School community room instead of the Ludden Memorial Library, Town Manger Carlo Puiia said Saturday morning. The board normally meets in the basement of the Ludden Memorial Library, Puiia said, but since a public hearing […]
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MDOT plans projects in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Maine Department of Transportation has notified the town of three road projects planned for next summer. They include Route 2 in Farmington and Wilton and Route 4 from Farmington to Strong. There is also a light paving project proposed for Route 149 in Farmington and Strong. The Route 2 project begins east of […]
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Woodstock board taking highway garage to voters
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to ask voters to decide in March whether to buy the Maine Department of Transporation’s former highway garage for $65,000. Early this year, Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan of the MDOT offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000. The building hasn’t been […]