POLAND — Selectmen this week named board members Mary-Beth Taylor and James Walker to the Recreational Marijuana Use Committee. Selectman Joe Cimino voted in opposition to Walker, saying Walker is opposed to “marijuana in any shape and form … and that’s not what we need on the committee.” Walker said he doesn’t want to see […]
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Two Farmington residents seek RSU 9 seat
FARMINGTON — Voters will have one contested race to consider when they go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 26 at the Community Center. Incumbent Iris Silverstein and Nancy Porter will square off for one, three-year term on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors. Heather Ahern-Huish is uncontested […]
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Town & Country Foods of Greene closing
GREENE — Town & Country Foods is closing its doors after more than 40 years in business. An employee answering the phone at the company confirmed the closure Friday. Messages left for the owners Friday and Monday were not returned. The family-owned business on Daggett Hill Road provided meats and produce to local residents, restaurants, […]
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Rangeley voters to consider secret ballot
RANGELEY — Townspeople are being asked to consider changing the method of voting on the town warrant from an open town meeting to voting at the polls in a secret ballot referendum. If approved at the annual town meeting at 6 p.m. on June 16 at Rangeley Lakes Regional School, the referendum process would not […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Jay board backs application for jobs grant
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing on a grant application to help train workers in making granite curbing at 6 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Town Office. The board voted Monday to support an application for a $100,000 job skills grant to help Polycor of New England, which owns a local quarry, […]
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Jay nonunion town employees to get 1 percent raise
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to give nonunion employees a 1 percent raise July 1, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. In favor were board Chairman Terry Bergeron, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Selectperson Keith Cornielo. Opposed were Selectpersons Judy Diaz and Tom Goding. The vote followed an executive session. Earlier motions for no […]
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Jay plow truck hits wall, driver uninjured
JAY – A town plow truck lost traction traveling up Maple Street during Friday’s storm, slid down the hill backward and struck a retaining wall at a residence at Maple and Main streets, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Truck driver Charles Haskell, 46, of Jay was not injured, Caton said. There was minor damage […]
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Hartford officials call for report on road work
HARTFORD — The lack of a report from Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson for work done on Gurney Hill Road and questions about his qualifications for the job stirred controversy at Thursday night’s selectmen meeting. Before road reports were given, Road Committee member Dan Maddox asked selectmen to consider an executive session to discuss a personnel […]
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Jay water districts not run by the town
JAY — About 40 calls from Jay Village Water District customers were answered by Town Office staff on Friday and Monday when a water line broke on Smith Avenue. The town has nothing to do with the district or the North Jay Water District in Jay. The districts are separate entities. The Town Office staff […]
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Steer mascot rescued from island
GREENE — It’s a cow tale with a happy, if unlikely, ending. Charlie the Fiberglas steer was rescued from Gulf Island Pond on Tuesday by three state troopers and the Maine Warden Service. The show of force piqued a little natural curiosity. “The (nearby) bridge construction workers were like, ‘Did you get the guy?’” said State […]