WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to cut the General Assistance budget from $6,000 to $5,000 for 2016-17. Chairman Ron Deegan suggested the cut during a review of the proposed spending plan. “A cut of $1,000 won’t make much of a difference with the budget,” Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. “To me, […]
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Local sealers lose power to weigh and measure
A decision by the Legislature in 2013 to revoke the authority of towns to appoint local sealers of weights and measures has had no measurable effect so far on the state’s ability to maintain quality control over the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices such as gas pumps and deli scales. In May of this […]
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Woodstock board taking highway garage to voters
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to ask voters to decide in March whether to buy the Maine Department of Transporation’s former highway garage for $65,000. Early this year, Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan of the MDOT offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000. The building hasn’t been […]
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Woodstock board declines to accept MDOT counteroffer on old highway garage
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday declined an offer from the Maine Department of Transportation to buy the old state highway garage on Route 232 for $120,000. Early this year, Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan with the MDOT offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000. The building hasn’t been […]
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Woodstock Fire Department to host fifth annual Parade of Lights
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department will host its fifth annual Parade of Lights at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. The parade coincides with Woodstock Fire Department’s 75th anniversary. The Parade of Lights started in 2011, after a Woodstock firefighter who previously worked with a fire department in New Hampshire mentioned the […]
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Woodstock voters accept rest of Outlook Road
WOODSTOCK – Residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to accept the newly completed section of Outlook Road from resident Lloyd Poland, five years after they accepted the first section of the road. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said, “There were some people that felt we should wait until the annual town meeting, so we could get a […]
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Woodstock bicentennial celebration Saturday
WOODSTOCK — The town will continue its bicentennial celebration Saturday, June 20, with a parade, artifacts display, flower contest and fireworks. Preparations for the 200th birthday party are some of “the biggest things the town has ever done,” Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. “It was a real challenge to get this thing up and running, […]
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Woodstock selectmen task fire chief with reviewing status of 1948 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen tasked Woodstock fire Chief Kyle Hopps with making a list of items that need to be repaired on the town’s 1948 firetruck during Tuesday evening’s meeting at the Town Office. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said the town was hoping to include the 1948 Ford firetruck in the town’s bicentennial […]
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Woodstock residents authorize selectmen to sell 1987 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday evening to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Fire Department’s 1987 Pierce-Arrow firetruck. The truck has been out of commission for several months because a pump test revealed problems that would have cost at least $48,000 to fix. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said voter approval is required […]
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Woodstock residents approve lease-purchase of 2016 pumper-tanker firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents voted Tuesday evening to authorize the town to lease-purchase a 2016 Freightliner pumper-tanker firetruck during a special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office. The 350-horsepower Freightliner would be built by Midwest Fire Co. in Luverne, Minn., for $218,944. Town Manager Vern Maxfield explained that the Woodstock Fire Department’s 1987 Engine 1 […]