LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to hold a special town meeting Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Town Office to vote on two budget articles that residents rejected in June. The traditional town meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., will include a vote by a show of hands, not a referendum. The board voted […]
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Norway board schedules vote on medical marijuana ordinance
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to schedule a public hearing and a special town meeting for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 to vote on a medical marijuana ordinance. The hearing and meeting will be held at the Town Office at 19 Danforth St. Voters in October unanimously established a 180-day moratorium […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen, Special Town Meeting April 9, 2018 Paris Town Office Disciplinary letter What happened: After an executive session, selectmen voted to sign a disciplinary letter for an employee’s file. What it means: Chairman Rusty Brackett and board members Scott Buffington, Gary Vaughn, John Andrews and Chris Summers declined to comment on the matter. […]
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Oxford voters pass pot moratorium
OXFORD — Voters at a special town meeting Thursday night approved a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana businesses and social clubs. The vote was 34-7. There will be no applications accepted, processed or approved for establishing or operating such businesses for the next six months. The ban applies to licenses, building permits, certificates of occupancy, […]
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Oxford town meeting tonight
OXFORD — Residents are reminded that a Special Town Meeting to act on a retail marijuana moratorium will be held tonight, Thursday, Jan. 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at the Oxford Elementary School, 79 Pleasant St. The meeting has been set to allow voters to decide if they want to enact […]
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Oxford postpones Thursday meetings
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin announced Wednesday that a special town meeting scheduled for Thursday to act on a retail marijuana moratorium has been postponed because of the nor’easter. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, followed by the selectmen meeting at Oxford Elementary School, 79 Pleasant St. Asselin also announced […]
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Livermore Falls voters approve funds for fire station project
LIVERMORE FALLS — By a 16-3 vote at Tuesday’s special town meeting, voters approved $70,000 in contingency funds to be used for fire station repairs. At a special town meeting Nov. 15, voters had given the go-ahead to use the money. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is funding the project through a loan, […]
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Oxford voters will have final say on pot moratorium
OXFORD — Voters will decide Jan. 4 whether they want a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana-related activities. Selectmen voted unanimously and without comment at the Dec. 7 meeting to hold the special town meeting during a regular selectmen meeting. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Office. If approved, the moratorium will mean […]
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New Sharon voters to consider fire station/town office construction
NEW SHARON — Voters will gather at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Cape Cod Hill School to decide whether to spend $1.8 million for a new town office and fire station. After months of work, selectmen and the building committee have agreed to propose the least expensive option to address the fire station and town […]
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Livermore Falls voters OK fire station funds
LIVERMORE FALLS — Voters at Tuesday’s special town meeting approved spending $70,000 in contingency funds to cover cost overruns for the fire station project. At a special town meeting earlier this year, townspeople had approved up to $650,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture loan funds to renovate the fire station. Interim Town Manager Stephen J. Gould […]