MSAD 58 board members analyze the facilities report, will decide how to go forward.
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Livermore Falls chief to shop for firetruck
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen directed the fire chief Wednesday to get prices and options for a combined ladder/pumper/tanker truck. It would replace the 1988 ladder truck and the 1993 Engine 1. Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV has applied for a $500,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to buy a truck. A new one […]
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Fundraiser set for Phillips clock
PHILLIPS — A fundraiser is underway by the Phillips Conservation Commission to clean and repair the clock on the Congregational Church at Main and Pleasant streets. The 1928 Seth Thomas was obtained by the Balzer Family Clock Works of Freeport in 1990. Mechanical and other problems with the timepiece since have used up all but […]
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Replica sloop, trashed in a storm, is in Maine for overhaul
WISCASSET (AP) — A floating piece of history that was severely damaged during a winter storm is in Maine for repairs. The 110-foot sloop, known as the USS Providence, toppled onto its side during powerful gusts in 2015 while stored in Newport Shipyard in Rhode Island. Damage included a broken mast and punctured hull. The […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls: Voters approve funds for fire station repairs
LIVERMORE FALLS — Roughly 40 residents approved spending up to $650,000 for repairs to the town fire station at a brief special town meeting Tuesday. “I do hope that you folks will vote to have our fire station back so we can get our equipment back in town and stop paying for all these rentals,” Jim […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Amended bid approved for Rumford library repairs
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an amended bid for exterior repairs to the Rumford Public Library. At the previous meeting, the board tabled approval of a base bid of $154,000 by H.E. Callahan for the work until it checked the roof to see what repairs are necessary. Following an […]
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Jay board approves purchase of two new trucks
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to spend up to $214,000 from the Public Works Department’s capital reserve account to replace two trucks that continue to break down and cost the town money to repair. It was approved 3-2, with Board of Selectpersons Chairman Steve McCourt and Board of Selectpersons Vice Chairman Justin Merrill opposed. Selectpersons […]
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Mountain Valley High School alumni organize benefit for Muskie Auditorium
RUMFORD — Several Mountain Valley High School alumni helped organize a benefit dinner and show scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at the Rumford American Legion to help restore Muskie Auditorium, which suffered severe damage from a leaking roof in the spring. American Legion Post 24 Commander Tricia Thurston said that she was contacted […]
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Cost of new roof has councilors weighing future of Bangor City Hall
BANGOR — City Hall needs a new roof, one that could set Bangor back to the tune of $275,000-$300,000, according to the city’s finance director. The costs of that and other potential repairs have some councilors wondering about what future upgrades to the 98-year-old building should look like. The last time the city replaced the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay Fire Department’s ladder truck to be repaired
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to have the diamond plate on the Fire Department’s 1997 E-1 ladder truck refurbished and to have some rust repaired and painted, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Tuesday. Larry White Sr., public safety director, had requested quotes from two Jay businesses, she said. One could not do it, she said. […]