Architectural rendering of NU Brewing. NEW GLOUCESTER – The Planning Board granted unanimous approval Tuesday for NU Brewing to build a brewery and tasting room at the former Oliver Store/Anderson Equipment eight-acre lot at 437 Lewiston Road. The project calls for the redevelopment of the site that has been vacant for several years. Russell Voss […]
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Dump truck towing an excavator crashes, closes road in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — A section of Bald Hill was closed to traffic Friday after an excavator flipped in the roadway following a crash. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office officials said a dump truck was towing the excavator when it rolled Friday afternoon. There were no reported injuries. Police shut down a section of Bald Hill Road […]
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Tractor-trailer slides on black ice, crashes on Route 122 in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — Route 122 in New Gloucester is shut down Wednesday morning due to a tractor-trailer crash and will be for several hours. Police say a private shipping truck carrying mostly Poland Spring Water drove off the road due to black ice and rolled over. The driver is okay and he is talking to […]
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Selectmen create committees, consider land purchases
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday night directed Town Manager Carrie Castonguay to contact the real estate broker marketing four tracts totaling roughly 200 acres owned by Wayfinder School of New Gloucester. Selectmen said they are interested in two lots, one with 24 acres and another with 93 acres, both off Gloucester Hill Road. They need […]
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Lake Region girls come back on Gray-New Gloucester in opener
Lake Region forward Lauren Jakobs goes up for a shot during a home game on Friday against Gray-New Gloucester. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) NAPLES — Mike Andreasen, the girls’ basketball coach at Gray-New Gloucester High, knows all about senior leadership. He had it last year when four seniors started on a Class B state championship […]
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One person injured in New Gloucester two-car crash
NEW GLOUCESTER — A head-on crash involving two cars has closed Route 202 and Route 100 near the Auburn town line. The crash occurred Thursday at about 7:15 a.m. One person was injured according to a statement from New Gloucester Fire and Rescue. This story will be updated.
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New Gloucester selectmen begin budget talks
NEW GLOUCESTER – Selectmen on Monday grappled with equipment and vehicle replacement purchases in beginning 2018-19 fiscal year budget talks. Selectmen used detailed documents from each department with information about purchasing equipment over a period of years, and include funding reserve accounts to help pay for purchases. Requests from Fire Chief James Ladewig’s department include […]
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Petition to revisit funding for new public works building voted down
NEW GLOUCESTER — A citizen-initiated petition to reconsider a town vote last month to build and fund a new public works facility failed to get the 283 valid signatures needed, according to officials. A total of 279 was required. On Monday, selectmen voted 3-2 against the petitioners’ request for another town meeting on the issue. Voters […]
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Move past the rhetoric
When I was a member of the New Gloucester Selectmen, I really appreciated hearing from my neighbors about the issues they cared about, even when we disagreed. Having frank and honest discussions is healthy, and it is a necessary part of our form of government, but it can, and should, remain civil. Though it is […]
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New Gloucester garage contract signed; petition filed to reconsider vote
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday night to authorize Town Manager Carrie Castonguay to sign the contract to build a public works garage. Meanwhile, a petition signed by 290 residents was filed with town officials this week asking for reconsideration of last week’s vote approving the $4.6 million project. The vote was 169-139. Chairman […]