JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to buy a 2014 wheeler truck and plow package to replace a 2003 International truck. The old truck had 166,000 miles on it as of April 8 and continues to break down, officials said. Selectpersons Chairman Steve McCourt, Pearl Cook and Vice Chairman Justin Merrill voted not to […]
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New Vineyard man accused of puncturing plow truck tire
NEW VINEYARD — A local man is accused of puncturing a plow truck tire on Thursday during a dispute over some snow left at the end of a driveway, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Lt. David Rackliffe said Monday. Kirk Hamel, 41, of New Vineyard was issued a summons on a charge of criminal mischief Monday […]
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Plow truck takes down utility poles in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A plow truck struck a support pole on Starks Road near the Somerset County line Thursday, taking down two utility poles and a transformer. It also ripped down the wires from a transformer to a house, Franklin County Deputy Sandy Burke said. Travis Pond, 31, of New Sharon was driving the truck […]
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Industry voters OK new plow truck, sander
INDUSTRY — Voters agreed to buy a new plow truck and sander at town meeting on Saturday afternoon, Second Selectman Robert A. Geisser said by early evening. About 50 to 60 people participated in the meeting that began at 2 p.m. and ended at 3:45 p.m. “It was quick and painless,” Geisser said. Townspeople were asked […]
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Minot voters agree to spend $1.5M: ‘no shouting, no broken bones”
MINOT — Voters at Saturday’s annual town meeting approved warrant articles that call for spending about $1.5 million — and that includes paying an Androscoggin County tax bill of more than $187,000. “As near as I can figure it,” Selectman Eda Tripp said, “what we approved amounts to about $21,354 over last year, and I’d […]
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Foreman says people still plowing snow across roads in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Highway foreman Roger Ferland reported to selectpersons Monday that many residents are still plowing snow across the roads, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said. “Not only is this illegal, it is dangerous and can damage town equipment,” he said. Ferland reported he hit a massive snow pile recently and broke the plow wing. Plowing […]
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Lisbon plow truck catches fire
LISBON — The town is one plow truck short after fire unexpectedly erupted in the public works garage Sunday. The call came in just after 10 a.m., an hour after public works drivers had finished plowing. “The garage was in order with nothing out of the ordinary when the foreman turned off the lights and […]
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Car, plow truck damaged in Strong
STRONG — A car was destroyed Saturday when it hit the back of a Maine Department of Transportation plow truck on Route 4, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The 2010 BMW driven by James Hammond, 35, of Dallas Plantation was passing four vehicles behind the truck driven by Mark Tolman, 54, of New Portland when […]