NEW GLOUCESTER — A garage burned flat on Gloucester Hill Road early Friday night in flames that spread from a woods fire. Crews from several area towns helped battle the blaze at 77 Gloucester Hill Road but by the time the flames were brought under control, the oversized two-car garage was a total loss, with […]
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SAD 15 budget gets overwhelming approval
GRAY — In less than an hour Thursday night, Gray and New Gloucester residents overwhelmingly passed the School Administrative District 15 budget of $24.5 million for 2016-17. Ballot clerks said 19 residents from New Gloucester and 48 residents from Gray cast ballots. Don Libby served as moderator. The budget goes to a validation referendum at town […]
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Selectman candidates forum in New Gloucester set
NEW GLOUCESTER — Four candidates for two seats on the Board of Selectmen will participate in a televised forum this month. The forum, which is open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road. Tamilyn Wayboer will serve as moderator. The candidates are […]
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New Gloucester public water within lead limits, official says
NEW GLOUCESTER — The New Gloucester Water District’s public supply has never exceeded the standard for lead levels, Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Fitch said this week. He said recently published information was unclear about the source of the water samples being tested for lead. The samples were taken from 10 of the district’s 51 […]
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New Gloucester voters breeze through warrant
NEW GLOUCESTER — In record time — just 90 minutes — roughly 75 voters passed 33 warrant articles at the annual town meeting Monday. Moderator Gary Wood led voters through each article, allowing questions for clarification from voters who discovered they were unable to raise additional capital improvement funds for reserve accounts for fire and […]
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New Gloucester warrant seeks money for library, truck
NEW GLOUCESTER — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday, May 2, will be asked to approve spending $18,000 on improvements to the library and $50,000 for a pickup truck, among other requests. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Memorial School on Route 231. Voter registration begins at 6:30 p.m. The proposed budget for […]
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Town report dedicated to Kiley
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday dedicated the 220th annual town report to William “Bill” Kiley for “his exceptional record of service to the community.” Kiley, born in 1936 on Peacock Hill Road, lives there with his wife of 57 years, Patricia. They are the parents of two adult children, Debra and John. A charter […]
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New Gloucester selectmen get school budget info
NEW GLOUCESTER — School Administrative District 15 Superintendent Bruce Beasley updated selectmen Monday on the schedule for voting on the 2016-17 budget. The school board will vote on it May 4 and district residents on May 26. The validation referendum is set for June 14. The budget is $24.51 million, an increase of $496,991, or […]
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New Gloucester gets grant for fairgrounds
NEW GLOUCESTER — Grants to pay for improvements to the New Gloucester Fairgrounds and renovate the town library were among topics at Monday night’s selectmen meeting. The town was recently awarded $55,000 through a land and water conservation grant from the state to improve the 31-acre former trotters park. The property is off on Bald […]