LIVERMORE FALLS — An architect will present plans for a new fire station, site evaluations and costs at a selectmen meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. In August, voters narrowly rejected approving up to $750,000 to build a fire station. The town’s insurance company ordered […]
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Five-class plan faces 2 more votes
A proposed expansion of the state’s high school basketball ranks from four to five classes beginning next season gained final support without additional changes Monday from the Classification Committee of the Maine Principals’ Association. The plan, which has been more than a year in the making, still faces two more votes en route to enactment. […]
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New McDonald’s plan discussed; board, community seek aesthetic changes
FARMINGTON — The Planning Board on Monday approved a site review application to raze the 43-year-old McDonald’s restaurant on Main Street and build a longer, narrower one on the site. Planners asked company representatives to consider some additions to make the new building “fit in” with the gateway of historic Farmington. The plan is for […]
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Paris Selectmen meet Monday night
PARIS — Selectmen intend to address a number of issues on a packed agenda Monday night, including a proposal to acquire land for a new park, a risk assessment and a comprehensive study of the downtown area. The meeting is a week ahead of the typical schedule. A week ago, selectmen voted to bump the meeting […]
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New Auburn plan review set for Monday
AUBURN — A first draft of a study that looks at transportation and land-use issues in New Auburn gets a City Council review Monday night. Councilors are scheduled to get a 90-minute review of the New Auburn Village Center Study at a special meeting scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Auburn City Hall. The […]
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Plane lands safely in Portland after distress call
PORTLAND — A commercial airplane carrying 62 passengers has landed without incident at the Portland International Jetport after the pilot radioed ahead with concerns about the plane’s nose gear. Airport Director Paul Bradbury says the airport received a call at 11:14 a.m. from the pilot of United Airlines flight 4898 from Newark, N.J. He says […]