OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has decided to continue to keep the Community Hall on Route 121 closed between Dec. 1 and Feb. 15 unless an emergency arises. “Then we’d do what we need to do,” Chairman Hal Ferguson said. The building has been used for town meetings, dances and private events. The issue […]
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Otisfield board denies reappointment request
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen turned down a request last week by a former Conservation Commission member to be reappointed. Pixie Williams resigned earlier this year but asked in a letter last week to be reinstated. She served as chairman of the committee in 2012. For several years, Williams also served on the Casco […]
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Otisfield society to present program on The Great Ice Storm of 1998
OTISFIELD — Where were you during The Great Ice Storm of 1998? On Thursday, Nov. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Otisfield Community Hall, the Otisfield Historical Society will feature memories of the storm. But first, they need some help from those who experienced it. “Fifteen years and nine months after the ice storm […]
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Otisfield selectmen questions Route 26 shutdown for march
OTISFIELD — Selectman Len Adler expressed concern at Wednesday night’s board meeting about shutting down a section of Route 26 in Paris for the annual Aspire Higher March by the Oxford Hills School District. The march, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, supports students’ aspirations for higher education. More than 1,000 students, staff and community members […]
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Town officials dedicate new Otisfield town garage to Richard Bean
OTISFIELD – Town officials have erected a sign on the entry door of the new town garage to acknowledge decades of service by Road Commissioner Richard Bean. “He was ‘Mr. Otisfield’ for years, and still is to some extent. He’s been very, very dedicated for over 60 years,” Selectman Len Adler said. Officials held an […]
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Otisfield board backs cell tower plan
OTISFIELD — Fire Chief Mike Hooker told selectmen the communications tower on Frost Hill in Norway will provide Fire Department radio communication for the north side of town, including Bolsters Mills village and beyond. Hooker met with the board Thursday night to request $9,000 to help pay for the equipment to hook into Norway Fire […]
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Compromise reached in Otisfield parking issue
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen ended a yearlong dispute with a Shore Road resident this week by allowing off-road parking for one family while ensuring safe passage by emergency vehicles. The board unanimously voted Wednesday night to permit Shore Road resident Bonnie Jackson and her family to create an off-road parking space on town […]
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Otisfield board to discuss Shore Road parking tonight
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Shore Road to demonstrate the need to restrict parking at the intersection with Silvaqua Road. The board established restrictions so firetrucks could safely pass through the area. Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said a tanker truck from the Otisfield Fire Department […]
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Otisfield residents battle over Shore Road parking
OTISFIELD — A firetruck may be the key to convincing some Shore Road property owners that an emergency vehicle access problem exists. “Prove it,” demanded Bonnie Jackson, a Shore Road summer resident and vocal opponent of “no parking” signs erected by the board to keep cars from parking in the street. On Aug. 7, the […]
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Expanded emergency radio coverage planned for Otisfield and Norway
OTISFIELD — A solution may be at hand to provide Otisfield with improved emergency communication after an attempt to build a cell tower on Scribner Hill that would have provided space for the Fire Department communication equipment failed. “Norway has offered us access to their Frost Hill tower,” said Otisfield fire Chief Michael Hooker. “(Norway […]