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Livermore Falls Police Station parking lot restricted to through-traffic

LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to support the town manager’s decision to not allow drivers to take a shortcut through the parking lot in front of the Police Department for safety reasons. Manager Stephen Gould told selectmen it’s risky when police pull out of parking spaces to respond to emergencies and a […]

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Painting stripes in Jay

Jay public works employees Fred Richards, left, and Terry Greenleaf, center, move a stencil after Chuck Haskell sprays white paint to stripe parking spaces at the Jay Municipal Building on Wednesday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Chuck Haskell, right, of the Jay Public Works Department sprays white paint to freshen up parking space lines at the […]

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Oxford Casino gets approval for 400 additional parking spaces

Construction is underway for additional parking that will accommodate guests at the hotel at the Oxford Casino. OXFORD — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has approved a permit for BB Development LLC to begin construction of a $1.05 million parking lot at the Oxford Casino. The lot will contain 401 parking spaces, and will be […]

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Peru selectmen, resident continue discussion on town office parking

PERU – The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday night to wait until after town elections June 9 to decide whether to allow 18-wheeler trucks to park in the Town Office parking lot. Resident Joe Brissette told the board Monday that he read about the board’s discussions on the topic and didn’t understand why they would […]

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Greene man charged with threatening Sabattus man

AUBURN — State prosecutors filed a civil complaint against a Greene man under the Maine Civil Rights Act after he reportedly threatened to hit a Sabattus man with a baseball bat and called him racial slurs. Keith Clayton Hanning, 77, was charged with criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days […]

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Commissioners award paving contract for courthouse parking lot

FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to award the contract to pave the courthouse parking lot to a Smithfield company. The company’s bid of $17,893 was the lowest of four bids submitted. Approval is based on the proposal meeting specifications and references checking out. County Clerk Julie Magoon opened the sealed bids and gave […]