OTISFIELD — Selectmen have accepted a bid from Pine Tree Waste to handle the town’s solid waste disposal, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said Monday. Pastore said that of the two companies that submitted bids, Pine Tree Waste had the low bid of $70 a ton and $350 to haul a load of solid waste to the Mid-Maine Waste […]
Pine Tree Waste
Durham to stay with Pine Tree Waste
DURHAM — Voters at the Durham town meeting Saturday opted to stay with Pine Tree Waste to provide residents with curbside recycling and solid waste collection, Town Administrator Ruth Glaeser said. The town received bids from two companies. Pine Tree Waste’s bid was 10.49 percent at $619,834 for a three-year contract. But two Durham panels, selectmen […]
Thomas ‘Tom’ Pingree
1950 – 2016 DENMARK — Thomas “Tom” Pingree, 65, of Denmark died unexpectedly, Friday, April 1, at his home in Denmark. He was born on April 20, 1950, in Bridgton, the only child of Elwood Pingree and Elma (Pingree) Lord. He attended local schools, graduating from Fryeburg Academy in 1969. He went on to attend […]
Livermore recycling up; foreclosure notices going out
LIVERMORE — Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay lauded Transfer Station employees at Monday night’s meeting of selectpersons. A total of 55.04 tons of waste was recycled in 2014 and 93.03 tons in 2015, she said. Tires, batteries, metal and other materials were not included in those numbers. Livermore changed to no-sort recycling in October 2014. Prior […]