JAY — The plow on a town truck hit the front of a school bus on icy Morse Hill Road on Tuesday morning, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. None of the eight children or two drivers on the Regional School Unit 73 bus was injured, according to Caton. The 2013 Thomas bus was […]
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Livermore plow truck, tow truck jackknife during tow
LIVERMORE — A tow truck hauling a town plow truck slid down a hill, causing both to jackknife and the plow truck to snap a utility pole on River Road on Thursday morning, Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said. No one was injured, he said. Michael Hastings, 47, of Chesterville was driving the Dutch […]
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Norway board accepts $6,200 bid for 2002 plow truck
From left, Selectmen Bruce Cook, Thomas Curtis and Town Manager Dennis Lajoie review two bids submitted for a 2002 Mack plow truck at Thursday evening’s selectmen meeting at the Norway Town Office. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to accept a $6,200 bid from McNeil Farms in Hartford […]
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Canton board’s goals hinge on windmill income
CANTON — How to spend windmill money, increase tax revenue and widen sidewalks are among the goals of the select board for the upcoming year. Selectmen agreed Thursday night that they would like to create a plan for the windmill project money that is set to begin commercial operation in December, find ways to increase […]
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Greenwood wind moratorium vote is Wednesday
GREENWOOD — Voters will decide at a special town meeting Wednesday, April 19, whether to buy a new plow truck, pay for a townwide property revaluation and enact a wind development moratorium ordinance. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall next to the Town Office on Gore Road. The warrant […]
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Tandem-axle plow truck tops voters’ docket
CANTON — Voters at the June 16 town meeting will decide whether to spend up to $200,000 for a new tandem-axle plow truck. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. Selectman Donald Hutchins said the town has $105,000 in reserve to put toward the cost. The truck would replace a single-axle […]
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Mexico selectmen approve plow truck cab and chassis
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the purchase of a Western Star plow truck and chassis for $67,250, including a $14,000 trade-in. The winning bid was submitted by Daigle & Houghton of Herman. Town Manager John Madigan is also looking into quotes for new and used sidewalk plows, as well as leasing costs. […]
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Jay plow truck hits wall, driver uninjured
JAY – A town plow truck lost traction traveling up Maple Street during Friday’s storm, slid down the hill backward and struck a retaining wall at a residence at Maple and Main streets, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Truck driver Charles Haskell, 46, of Jay was not injured, Caton said. There was minor damage […]
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New Vineyard man found guilty of puncturing plow truck tire
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County jury on Tuesday found a New Vineyard man guilty of puncturing a plow truck tire on March 20 during a dispute over snow left at the end of a driveway on Barker Road in New Vineyard. Kirk Hamel, 42, was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief in […]
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Livermore Falls culverts to get liners
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed to go with E.J. Prescott of Gardiner to work with the highway crew to insert slip liners into three culverts on Moose Hill, Claybrook and Souther roads, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said on Monday The culverts have deteriorated due to the heavy rains that have occurred since July. The board […]