LIVERMORE FALLS — The Town Office will not handle routine business on Tuesday, June 10, because voting will take place there. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the state’s primary election and local issues. Office staff will be available for emergency needs, but they won’t answer the phones, Town Manager […]
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Reporters notebook: Reader to reporter, ‘Stick to newspapers’
LEWISTON — Recently, I interviewed Rosaire “Rosie” LaFontaine, who graduated from Edward Little High School 75 years ago with the Class of 1939. The story is scheduled to run early this week. At age 93, LaFontaine is sharp and has a good sense of humor — and he’s blunt. He told me he was happy […]
Buckfield veterans plan Memorial Day ceremonies
BUCKFIELD — The John D. Long American Legion Post 58 is organizing a Memorial Day parade Monday. It will begin at 9 a.m. at the Town Office on Route 117 and proceed to the town square for a ceremony at the monuments and to place flowers in the Nezinscot River in memory of veterans lost […]
Hebron Historical Society invites Auburn author to read at May 27 program
HEBRON — The Hebron Historical Society will host a reading by Auburn author Annette Vance Dorey at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the Hebron Town Office, society president Bruce Conant said Wednesday afternoon. Conant said that Dorey will be reading from her book, “Maine Mothers Who Murdered 1875 to 1925: Doing Time in State […]
Peru has absentee ballots ready for June
PERU — Town Clerk Vera Parent informed selectmen Monday night that absentee ballots for the June 10 state primary, annual town warrant and annual election of town officials are available at the Town Office. There are 29 warrant articles to be decided and two selectmen to be elected, she said. A public hearing on the […]
Board approves warrant for Wilton town meeting
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved the warrant, including budget recommendations, for the June 16 town meeting. The warrant includes additional articles seeking residents’ input on waste disposal. With a total of $260,520 recommended by the board and Finance Committee for operation of the transfer station and recycling, the board decided […]
Mental Health Awareness Rally May 1 outside Rumford Town Office
RUMFORD — A Rumford resident is working with the Maine Consumer Council to hold a peaceful Mental Health Awareness Rally on Thursday, May 1, outside the Rumford Town Office. May 1 is Mental Health Awareness Day. The rally will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. “To all my peers who are so supportive […]
MDOT to host hearing on Androscoggin Bridge repairs
BETHEL — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Town Office to discuss plans to repair the Androscoggin Bridge on Route 2. Project manager Joel Kittredge said the deck is in “very poor condition” and will be replaced. “We’ll also be looking at the […]
Weld Town Office to close for workshop
WELD — The Town Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 29, to allow staff to attend a budget workshop in Orono.
Watershed survey committee discusses updates, future of project
ROXBURY — The Ellis Pond Watershed Survey Steering Committee met Friday afternoon at the Town Office to talk about finances for the watershed survey that starts May 3. Jim Wendt, president of the Silver Lake Camp Owners Association, said the last survey was in 1998. Roxbury Pond is also known as Silver Lake and Ellis […]