Lewiston High School linebacker Sean O’Donnell. LEWISTON — Playing football is often compared to experiencing a series of car crashes. If that is the case, Lewiston’s 5-foot-10, 175-pound linebacker Sean O’Donnell has gone from colliding mostly with his fellow Ford Mustangs the past two years to running into Mack trucks this year. When he’s not […]
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Selectmen approve abatement for New Gloucester resident
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday voted 4-1 to approve a tax abatement for Richard Hodgkin of Intervale Road, who petitioned the board for relief of the value assigned to a swimming pool that was filled in a few years ago. The abatement will only be in effect for fiscal year 2014-2015. In October, Hodgkin […]
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Farmington board chooses assessing service
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen voted to pursue a contract with John E. O’Donnell and Associates for assessing services beginning Jan. 1. Following an executive session Monday to review the four firms who responded, Selectmen Josh Bell, Stephan Bunker, Andy Buckland and Michael Fogg chose O’Donnell, Town Manager Richard Davis said. Chairman Ryan Morgan […]
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Wilton enters contract with New Gloucester company for revaluation
WILTON — Selectpersons approved a property revaluation contract Tuesday with John E. O’Donnell & Associates of New Gloucester for a cost of $225,000, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Friday. Voters approved raising $56,250 at town meetings in 2013 and June for half of the cost, she said. They will be asked to raise the remainder at […]
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Poland selectmen set the 2014-15 tax rate
POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]
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Jay board to hear property revaluation report Monday
JAY — Selectpersons will get an update on the townwide property revaluation done by John E. O’Donnell & Associates of Gray at 6 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Town Office. The board agreed to pay $50,000 to the firm in April to update all properties in town except Verso Paper Mill, which is undergoing […]
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Otisfield committee stands firm on Heniger park lease fees
OTISFIELD — The Heniger Park Reassessment Committee said Thursday night it can not support an annual land lease rate that is not equitable with what other camp owners on Pleasant Lake are assessed. Instead, the committee held firm to its recommendation from last October, which one lessee called, “unjust.” The 100-acre parcel of mostly wooded […]