Wrong contact NEW GLOUCESTER — New Gloucester residents who have questions about a survey being distributed by the town regarding household income, in relation to town water quality efforts, should contact Town Planner Paul First, not resident Ellie Fellers. Fellers was the writer of the Sun Journal story published Friday on Page B2 of the […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Tests are being done on wells at the former fairgrounds to see if they have sufficient clean water to supply residents, businesses and the school in Upper Gloucester village, Town Planner Paul First said Thursday. After reviewing the results, planners will determine if a local water system is warranted or if hooking […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — David Trafford spent the better part of three weeks looking for two of his wayward heifers. Turns out, they had simply blended in with the herd next door. “We went over on Sunday with some grain, and they came right up to me — ate right out of my hand,” Trafford said. […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday awarded the purchase of a John Deere front-end loader at $123,800 to Nortrax Equipment Co. of Westbrook after reviewing eight sealed bids received last month. The bids ranged from a low of $99,600 to a high of $156,000 that included the trade-in value of the town’s current loader. The […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — David Trafford has spent the last two weeks wandering the woods around New Gloucester looking for some sign of his two missing Hereford heifers. “I think I covered all of it that first week,” Trafford said. “I’m still going, but now I’m just walking the woods for no reason.” He’s found no […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Police were investigating a possible drowning death Monday after a body was found in 10 to 12 feet of water off Outlet Beach, according to a statement from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The body was later identified as Norman Chasse, 51, of New Gloucester. Police said at 6:21 p.m. a woman […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen drew fire from five citizens on Monday who told the board to rescind last month’s action to expand the town’s Budget Committee from seven members to 10. Former selectman Pamela Slye with her husband, Brad, and daughter Katherine each told the board to revote the issue to the original seven members. […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — Contracted assessing agents are working to complete a number of projects so selectmen can set the tax rate for 2010-11. Town Manager Sumner Field III said by telephone Thursday that independent assessing agent Jim Thomas of Cumberland is coordinating a team certified assessors after full-time town assessor Nancy Pinette went on medical […]