LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Wednesday to accept a bid for $875 for a 0.28-acre property next to 63 Park St., across from Cedar Street. The bid was from Julien St. Pierre, the new owner of the house at 63 Park St. Town Manager Stephen Gould said he checked with the abutter on the other side […]
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Maine lawmakers in special session finally respond to opioid crisis
AUGUSTA — After two years of virtually no progress, the most recent session of the Legislature finally produced what treatment advocates regard as meaningful responses to Maine’s epidemic of opioid abuse. Three new laws moved forward earlier this month, despite veto attempts by Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The first funds the creation of a so-called […]
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Jay board to consider sewer options
JAY — A feasibility study shows it would be more affordable in the long run to build a system to send sewage from North Jay to be treated in Livermore Falls than to continue to upgrade the Jay plant. In the short term, it would cost less to upgrade Jay’s plant, but it would need […]
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Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant needs updating
LIVERMORE FALLS — In their roles as sewer trustees, selectmen received an update Tuesday on what is needed to upgrade the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls owns and operates the plant, which underwent a $5.8 million upgrade in late 1990s. Not everything was upgraded at that time, however, and some of the concrete at […]
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Maine DHHS to create new slots for addiction treatment
AUGUSTA (AP) — The state Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will expand access to medication-assisted addiction treatment by creating 359 new slots with a program scheduled to start next month. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2hP4Xu6 ) the department said Monday its study showed that about 300 to 450 people in […]
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Whistle Stop Trail area in Jay to be treated with herbicide
JAY — Vegetation along an area of Whistle Stop Trail from Mill Street north to the rail crossing on Route 4 will be spot-treated with an herbicide in late May or early June. Joseph E. Wiley III, a state-licensed master pesticide applicator for the state, will use Garlon 4 herbicide in a mix that is […]