WOODSTOCK — Board of Selectmen Chairman Ron Deegan told fellow members Tuesday evening that the Whitman Field backstop, grandstand and dugout need to be repaired for safety reasons. Deegan said he was driving by the field on Route 26 and “saw some things that probably aren’t safe.” “It seems as if the fencing system is […]
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West Paris resident agrees to remove Union Church
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told selectmen at Tuesday’s meeting that a West Paris resident agreed to remove the Union Church building from the corner of Andrews Road. The church, which sits on 0.6 acre, was built in 1856 and has not been used for decades. The original contents have been removed. The town […]
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Woodstock voters approve buying garage
WOODSTOCK — Residents on Monday voted overwhelmingly to approve buying the former Maine Department of Transportation garage on Route 232 as a base for PACE Ambulance. The article asked for $85,000 to buy the building, with $38,000 taken from the sale of the Billings Hill woodlot, $40,000 from the Spruce Mountain Wind project, and $7,000 […]
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Woodstock to be part of community improvement effort
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday evening to participate in the Heart and Soul program to improve the town. The Orton Family Foundation, a Vermont-based organization, helps small communities find ways to deal with change and develop plans for their futures. According to the Foundation website, the program takes what residents “love […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Woodstock manager seeks money for revaluations
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening that he plans to apply for a grant to help Woodstock, Greenwood and Andover pay for a revaluation. Maxfield said Wednesday morning that the grant, which is offered through the Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services, is given to “any […]
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Woodstock board cuts General Assistance budget
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to cut the General Assistance budget from $6,000 to $5,000 for 2016-17. Chairman Ron Deegan suggested the cut during a review of the proposed spending plan. “A cut of $1,000 won’t make much of a difference with the budget,” Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. “To me, […]
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Woodstock board taking highway garage to voters
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to ask voters to decide in March whether to buy the Maine Department of Transporation’s former highway garage for $65,000. Early this year, Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan of the MDOT offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000. The building hasn’t been […]
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Woodstock board declines to accept MDOT counteroffer on old highway garage
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday declined an offer from the Maine Department of Transportation to buy the old state highway garage on Route 232 for $120,000. Early this year, Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan with the MDOT offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000. The building hasn’t been […]
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Woodstock selectmen task fire chief with reviewing status of 1948 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen tasked Woodstock fire Chief Kyle Hopps with making a list of items that need to be repaired on the town’s 1948 firetruck during Tuesday evening’s meeting at the Town Office. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said the town was hoping to include the 1948 Ford firetruck in the town’s bicentennial […]
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Woodstock residents approve lease-purchase of 2016 pumper-tanker firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents voted Tuesday evening to authorize the town to lease-purchase a 2016 Freightliner pumper-tanker firetruck during a special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office. The 350-horsepower Freightliner would be built by Midwest Fire Co. in Luverne, Minn., for $218,944. Town Manager Vern Maxfield explained that the Woodstock Fire Department’s 1987 Engine 1 […]