LIVERMORE FALLS — Serious mechanical problems with the Fire Department’s 1988 ladder truck are causing town officials to look at all of the options, including sharing the Jay Fire Department ladder truck. At Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, Livermore Falls Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said one of the hydraulic rams on the ladder blew a seal […]
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Kingfield selectmen praise property maintenance worker
KINGFIELD — The town’s cemeteries and municipal properties have looked their best this past year, and Monday night selectmen expressed their appreciation for the job done by caretaker Jim Ross. “You did a great job,” Chairman Wade Browne said. He and other selectmen asked Ross to plan to continue his work in 2018 and asked […]
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Alternate code officer appointed for West Paris
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen appointed Kingston Brown as alternate code enforcement officer and licensed plumbing inspector Thursday evening. Brown is the code enforcement officer for Woodstock and Paris. He is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and has worked in property management and general contracting. His will be paid $22 per […]
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Andover board OKs bid for winter sand
ANDOVER — Selectmen on Tuesday approved a bid of $22,500 from Swasey Excavation Inc. for 2,500 cubic yards of screened sand. It was the only bid submitted. Selectmen Jane Rich and Sharon Hutchins approved of the offer. Selectman Mark Thurston abstained because he works for Swasey, he said. In other business, Hutchins told the board […]
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Security camera approved for Livermore Falls Town Office
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday to purchase a security camera for the Town Office. Interim Town Manager Stephen J. Gould said it would cost less than $1,000. He said the camera was necessary for staff safety and so police could be alerted. Chairman Heather Bronish said she was concerned about customer privacy. Gould […]
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New Gloucester salt pile raises concerns
NEW GLOUCESTER — Resident Dennis McCann told selectmen at their meeting Monday night that he’s concerned that a salt pile and truck-washing outside the town garage is leaching salt into the ground. “I walked around (the town garage property) last weekend,” he said. “North of the salt shed is a drainage ditch that washes south […]
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Canton Historical Society raising money for repairs
CANTON — A fundraiser organized by the Historical Society is aimed at making improvements to the society’s recently moved building, the former Masonic Hall. Historical Society member Phyllis Ouellette told selectmen Thursday night that all of the proceeds would go toward building repairs. Voters in July approved $60,000 to demolish the original Canton Historical Society […]
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Strong selectmen table decision on backhoe
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday night postponed a decision on spending nearly $120,000 for a new rubber-tire backhoe for the town’s highway department. Selectman Mike Pond reported that the cost of the new equipment with finance charges would be $119,330, which includes finance charges for the three-year agreement. At the 2017 town meeting, voters approved […]
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Mexico board to set tax rate
Mexico board to set tax rate MEXICO — A public hearing on the 2017-18 tax rate will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Calvin Lyons room at the Town Hall. There will also be a public hearing to consider an ordinance prohibiting retail marijuana establishments stores and social clubs. At the Aug. 15 […]
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Zip line may run at Rumford's Pumpkin Fest
Zip line may run at Rumford’s Pumpkin Fest RUMFORD — A one-day zip line may run during the annual downtown River Valley Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 14. Selectmen voted Thursday night to grant the request by Tom Carey of Wow-Za! Ziplines, contingent upon whether he can secure the necessary liability insurance. Carey said that obtaining that […]