Rep. Tom Winsor, R-Norway, presents a legislative sentiment to Waterford resident Peter Leslie, right, during Waterford’s annual town meeting on March 3 at the municipal building. Winsor said that he was recognizing Leslie for his service at the Maine Public Retirement System. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Waterford approves fireworks ordinance
WATERFORD — Voters on Saturday approved a fireworks ordinance that would allow use without a permit around the Fourth of July holiday. Resident Charlie Tarbell said at the annual town meeting that he represented a small group of citizens that got together in the fall of 2017 to develop a fireworks ordinance. “Greenwood and Hanover […]
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Waterford residents to vote on $1.85 million budget
WATERFORD — Residents will vote on a $1.85 million budget at their annual town meeting Saturday. It begins at 9 a.m. at the Waterford Municipal Building on Valley Road. The budget is $344,964, or 8.1 percent, more than last year. Most of the increase comes in the paving budget: $616,778 for 2018 compared to $316,778 in […]
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Waterford residents to vote on $1.85 million budget
WATERFORD — Residents will vote on a $1.85 million budget at their annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 3. The Town Meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Waterford Municipal Building. The budget represents an increase of 8.1 percent, or $344,964, over the previous year. According to the 2017 town report, most of the increase […]
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Former lawmaker seeks State House seat
WATERFORD — Retired state finance commissioner Sawin Millett is seeking the House District 71 seat. Millett, 80, is a Republican who has served for more than four decades in cabinet-level positions for four governors, most recently as the commissioner of administrative and financial services during Gov. Paul LePage’s first term. “I intend to go to […]
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Waterford fireworks ordinance to go to voters in March
WATERFORD — While it wasn’t a fully explosive issue, authors of the proposed fireworks ordinance agreed, at a January 8 public hearing, to modify the document after residents expressed concern and confusion over language that would essentially implement an all-out ban of fireworks, as this was not the intent of the ordinance. Authors and Waterford […]
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Ornaments from the ashes
WATERFORD — It is said that when God closes a door He opens a window. In this case pieces of lead-glass windows salvaged from the embers of the 1837 First Congregational Church in Waterford Flats after it burned to the ground in 1928. They now grace the church’s Christmas tree in the form of ornaments. […]
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Briefly: Region
Health center holds food drive KINGFIELD — During its Thanksgiving food drive, Mt. Abram Regional Health Center provided six complete holiday dinners to local families, and the center’s on-site food closet, which is available whenever the center is open, has been restocked. In total, the health center received more than $600 in monetary donations, $400 […]
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KBS selling Waterford plant for close to $1 million
WATERFORD — KBS Builders, a modular home builder based in Paris, is selling off its Waterford plant for close to $1 million. The Dunham Group in Portland is marketing the 61,850-square-foot manufacturing plant at 947 Waterford Road for $995,000, according to information on the Dunham Group‘s webpage. A “For Sale” sign has been placed at […]
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What You Need to Know
Waterford Board of Selectmen Nov. 27, 2017 Waterford Town Office Waterford fireworks What happened: Five members of the Fireworks Committee met with selectmen to discuss the proposed implementation of a fireworks ordinance/permitting process. The panel sought insight from selectmen whether its previous proposal was ready to go to a public hearing. What it means: Chairman […]