FARMINGTON — Several residents addressed Regional School Board 9 directors November 13 about budgetary, bullying and procedural issues they felt required attention. Bob Millay of Chesterville said, “It was reported there was a $230,000 overdraft in the budget. I want to know what is being done to investigate that.” In September, Finance and Personnel Committee Chairman […]
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Chesterville selectman pleads guilty in bad check case
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville selectman pleaded guilty Tuesday to writing a bogus check and was ordered to pay a $150 fine, according to a court document. Tiffany Estabrook, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Farmington District Court to negotiating a worthless instrument. She was accused of writing a $260 check to C.N. Brown, according to the […]
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Chesterville selectman charged in bad check case
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville selectwoman was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging failure to appear in court on a bad check charge. According to the complaint filed in court, Tiffany Estabrook, 40, was supposed to appear in a Farmington court on April 24 on a misdemeanor charge of negotiating a worthless instrument. The amount of […]
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Chesterville foreman questioned about equipment
CHESTERVILLE — Selectman Edward Hastings IV chastised highway foreman Mike Cote at Thursday night’s board meeting for uninspected town equipment and a wrong registration plate on a trailer. “Your position as highway foreman likely may be in question,” Hastings read from a letter he gave Cote before the meeting and which was read during an […]
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Liquor sales, land ordinance topics at Chesterville hearing
CHESTERVILLE — Residents at Thursday night’s public hearing generally supported articles on liquor sales and land use ordinance changes added to the March 12 annual town meeting warrant. Tiffany Estabrook, acting chairwoman of the Board of Selectman, said adopting laws on liquor sales in town would be the first step to cover all the bases […]
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Chesterville board increases election workers' wages
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen have voted unanimously to pay election workers $1 more per hour than the minimum wage. Selectman Vice Chairman Tiffany Estabrook said at Thursday’s meeting that the pay wasn’t increased when the minimum wage went to $9 earlier this year. The workers had been receiving 25 cents more than the minimum wage before […]
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Chesterville selectmen to meet first, third Thursdays
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday to hold meetings the first and third Thursday of every month, with additional meetings called as needed. Selectmen will evaluate the decision in 90 days. The board has discussed its meeting schedule twice in recent months. Selectman Edward Hastings IV brought it up again, given the lack of items […]
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Chesterville board buys trailer, gets update on burn permits
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday night approved buying a 20-ton trailer for $3,200 to haul the town’s recently purchased excavator. Vice Chairman Tiffany Estabrook had seen a listing for it and told Highway Foreman Mike Cote. “It’s a good trailer,” Cote said. It’s owned by Terry Warren of Smithfield. Fire Chief John Archer announced burn […]
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Chesterville website up and running
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday announced the town’s new website is online. Deputy Town Clerk Rachel Heseltine created the site, www.townofchesterville.me, and will maintain it. Nature photographs taken by resident Jane Naliboff are featured on the site. Heseltine said additional information will be added as it is becomes available. Once computer upgrades are finished, burn […]
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Chesterville board approves excavator, heat pump purchases
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday authorized spending $40,000 for an excavator and approved the purchase of a heat pump and water heater for the Town Hall. Road Foreman Mike Cote said Butch Haggan of Haggan Enterprises in Farmington gave him an estimate of $34,000 for a used excavator. The addition of a digging bucket, plumbing, […]