NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday night took under advisement a request to consider increasing the number of board members from three to five. Chairman Gary Wight said he wanted to know what was next since Virgil Conkright didn’t provide any reasons for his request, other than to say that the board might have trouble with […]
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Newry to fix $75,000 error
NEWRY — Selectmen hastily scheduled a special board meeting for Thursday, June 18, to draft a warrant to correct a March town meeting error. Near the end of Tuesday night’s board meeting, Administrator Loretta Powers said no one caught the mistake in Article 34 that was supposed to take $75,000 from unappropriated surplus and buy […]
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Newry board appoints Selectman Gary Wight to SAD 44 Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Selectmen voted 2-0 Wednesday night to appoint Selectman Gary Wight to the School Administrative District 44 Withdrawal Committee. Wight replaces former Selectman Albert Brooks Morton on the committee. Morton was defeated at the polls Monday by challenger Jim Largess. He received 92 votes to Morton’s 79. After Wednesday night’s selectmen meeting, Wight told Morton […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Newry OK spending $300,000 to fix Sunday River Road
NEWRY — Town meeting voters approved spending $300,000 to reconstruct and pave a section of Sunday River Road in the Letter S area this summer. They also voted that they are interested in having the town take out a $1 million bond to pay for another lengthy reconstruction and paving project on Sunday River Road, […]
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Newry election might create conflict of interest on SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Voters going to the polls Monday, March 2, could possibly create a conflict depending on who they choose for selectman. But town officials said Wednesday they’d cross that bridge if they get there. Selectman Brooks Morton is seeking a second three-year term against challenger Jim Largess. Three years ago, Morton was elected by […]
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Newry board adds shuttle bus request to warrant
NEWRY — While working on the March town meeting warrant Tuesday night, selectmen decided to include a request for $10,000 from The Mountain Explorer shuttle bus but not include a recommendation. The free public transit program between Bethel and Newry takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard, and to […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Newry selectmen re-elected
NEWRY — It’s now official, and by the correct method this time. Wendy Hanscom and Gary Wight were re-elected at Tuesday’s polls to Board of Selectmen seats by respective votes of 74 and 118. Candidate Doug Webster, who ran against Hanscom, got 62 votes, Administrator Loretta Powers said. In 2012, Newry changed the way it […]
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Newry board hires Bethel firm to trim its trees
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously accepted a bid Tuesday night for tree trimming from a Bethel tree-removal business. However, they accepted it based on the daily rate that the contractor included, even though that wasn’t requested in the bid specifications. None of the other bidders provided a rate. Top Notch Tree Service LLC of Bethel, which […]
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Newry board accepts selectmen resignations, approves June 10 election
NEWRY — It seemed weird late Thursday afternoon when Newry selectmen Chairman Wendy Hanscom read prepared statements about her resignation and that of Selectman Gary Wight from the board. Then, Hanscom and Wight and Selectman Brooks Morton accepted the resignations. But all three continued their special selectmen meeting, conducting further business. Hanscom’s and Wight’s resignations, […]
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Newry board tables alarm system discussion
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to table discussion on whether to purchase an alarm system for the Town Office. Town Administrator Loretta Powers presented a list of bids from several companies. They ranged from $800 to $9,670, with each offering different components. “I obviously can’t see us spending money on […]