ROXBURY — Election workers and a headstone replacement at Frye Cemetery are on the selectmen’s agenda for Tuesday, April 12, at the Town Office. The board announced it is seeking 12 volunteers to count ballots and serve as clerks for the June 14 primary election and the Presidential election in November. In other business, the […]
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Roxbury board amends tobacco policy
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to prohibit smoking at all public beaches along Main Street and to add pipes and e-cigarettes to the list of products not allowed on municipal beaches. The amendments to the 2010 tobacco policy are effective immediately. The policy bans smoking in all town-owned or leased buildings and […]
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Roxbury voters approve cemetery ordinance
ROXBURY — Residents voted at their annual town meeting March 7 to adopt a cemetery ordinance for the three town cemeteries, Treasurer Renee Hodsdon said Friday afternoon. The town of Roxbury has three cemeteries: Frye Cemetery, Pineview Cemetery, and Roxbury Village Cemetery. Throughout 2015, the Planning Board drafted a cemetery ordinance to address different areas […]
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Roxbury voters OK money for local organizations
ROXBURY — Voters at Monday evening’s annual town meeting approved more than $6,000 for 15 of 16 requests from organizations. The request that was rejected was $369 for the River Valley Growth Council. One person asked what the council had done for the town. Selectman Tim Derouche said he couldn’t think of anything, but “the […]
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Roxbury OKs $50,000 toward sand and salt shed
ROXBURY — Residents at Monday night’s annual town meeting voted 30-12 to raise and appropriate $50,000 to build a salt and sand shed. Selectman Tim Derouche told the board the town’s shed would likely need to be replaced in the near future. He said the article asked for $200,000, which would pay for the entire […]
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Put Roxbury salt shed on hold
The town of Roxbury will hold its annual town meeting on Monday, March 7, at the Town Office. Officials will ask for an additional $200,000 for engineering costs to replace/rebuild an existing three-walled salt shed. Last year, townspeople appropriated $16,400 for engineering costs for that project. They also appropriated $1,100 to AVCOG, an organization that […]
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Ice-fishing derby Saturday a go
ROXBURY — With a week of cold temperatures, it’s a go for the 36th annual Larry Mercier Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Roxbury Pond. Proceeds will benefit the Mexico Lions Club’s eye care program. The derby features a tagged brook trout worth $2,000 if caught during the derby. Fishing will run […]
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Roxbury board to discuss radar speed display sign
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will review a letter from the Maine Department of Transportation which is offering a radar speed display sign. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Town Office. The board last year heard complaints from Stan Kaubris and several other residents that vehicles were […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
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Regional solid waste budget remains flat
MEXICO — For what’s believed to be the ninth year in a row, funding for the solid waste budget for the region will remain flat. At the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night, Mexico Town Manager John Madigan said the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board again voted not to increase funding. “Yes! Great job,” Selectmen […]