Incumbents retain seats for Minot selectmen, RSU 16 board.
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Minot Town Report dedicated to longtime resident
MINOT — The 2018 Town Report is dedicated to longtime resident Normand “Blackie” R. Labbe Sr., owner and operator of Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce stores in Auburn and Lewiston. The selection was announced at Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting. Labbe, who passed away Feb. 20, 2018, at the age of 87, had resided in Minot since […]
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Minot selectmen discuss lot size, tax foreclosures
MINOT — Members of the Planning Board were handed additional responsibilities Monday night. Selectmen voted to have the board serve as the committee responsible for reducing the acreage requirement for the minimal lot size allowed in the town’s land use code. Residents have requested the minimum lot size be reduced to 2 1/2 acres from […]
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Minot considers registration service
MINOT — A story published Thursday on page B1 of the City edition should have said Minot selectmen authorized Town Administrator Danielle Loring to investigate adopting the state’s Motor Vehicle Rapid Renewal Online Registration Service. The service has not yet been adopted. It was a reporting error.
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Minot selectmen told RSU 16 schools need work
MINOT — The three elementary schools in Regional School Unit 16 are in serious need of upgrading and repair. Superintendent Ken Healey told the Minot Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night that Poland Community School, Elm Street School and Minot Consolidated School “really need some work.” Healey said RSU 16 schools will be evaluated this […]
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Sharing the generosity
Employees and patrons of the Village Trading Post and Slattery’s Bakery in West Minot raised $800 for needy children in Minot. Along with donating all their tips for the month of December, employees thanked the community for their generosity. Cathy Wilson, Vicki Burlock, Kerstin Thome, Cayden Fowles and Sam Sirois pose at t he store.
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Minot selectmen presented with recommendations
MINOT — Town Administrator Danielle Loring recommended to selectmen Monday night six policies on town finances. They are: • Adopt a policy regarding the Undesignated Fund Balance to ensure there’se enough money for emergencies; • Adopt a policy for when funds from one account can be used to cover unexpected expenditures in another; • Follow […]
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Minot selectmen OK budget for 2019
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday night approved a 2019 municipal budget of $1.6 million, including $92,117 for the first year payment on a firetruck. The Budget Committee will meet Dec. 6 to make its spending recommendations before voters make the final decision next March. This year’s municipal budget is $1.64 million. The $92,117 payment is the […]
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Face Time: Nicole Chamberland, Miss Androscoggin 2019
Nicole Chamberland had never been in a pageant before the contestant coordinator for the Miss Maine For America Pageant (not to be confused with Miss Maine) asked her to enter. It would be a new competition, one involving character as much as beauty. She would be the first contestant. Chamberland, daughter of Mary Dempsey and […]
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Minot fire chief makes case for new engine
MINOT — Fire Chief James Allen provided a detailed report to the Board of Selectmen and the Budget Committee on Tuesday night, justifying the replacement of Engine 8, which has been out of commission since May because of “a catastrophic pump failure.” The report states the fire engine has had mechanical failures over the past […]