NEWRY — Selectmen took up the issue of junkyards Tuesday night after a resident complained about their neighbor’s yard. The board didn’t identify either resident; they just asked Code Enforcement Officer David Bonney how best to handle the complaint. However, Bonney said there isn’t much the town can do because Newry doesn’t have a property […]
Selectman Brooks Morton
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Newry board splits town meeting, elections into two days
NEWRY — Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday night to hold municipal elections the day before the annual town meeting instead of the same day. That means voters will go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Town Office to elect a selectman and meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March […]
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Newry waiting for state OK to name withdrawal committee
NEWRY — Selectmen and other residents learned early Tuesday evening that the board must wait for permission from the Maine Department of Education before assembling a school withdrawal committee. “The Department of Education sent us a notice saying, ‘You can’t appoint anyone until we tell you to,’” Selectman Brooks Morton said. Believing that the department […]
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Newry board learns about road woes
NEWRY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that $1,000 a month, on average, is being spent to patch potholes on Sunday River Road. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney said the worst of it was between Foster’s historic farmstead and the Sunday River bridge. That prompted Selectman Gary Wight to ask if the town should consider rebuilding […]
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Newry selectman at odds with administrator’s duties
NEWRY — Selectmen discussed the town administrator’s job description at length Tuesday night in the Bear River Grange Hall. Selectman Brooks Morton previously asked for the review, but when asked by Chairman Wendy Hanscom what he thought about it, Morton said he didn’t think Tuesday’s meeting was the forum to discuss his reasons. He said […]
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Newry board to call for special election
NEWRY — Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8, to call for a special election June 10. Because Newry changed its method of voting by adopting the secret ballot method in August 2012, Chairwoman Wendy Hanscom and Selectman Gary Wight have to resign before May 8, Administrator Loretta Powers said Tuesday. “It’s kind […]