WILTON — A public hearing on an uninhabitable, abandoned building at 30 Webb Ave. has been postponed until Aug. 2. The hearing was originally scheduled for June 28. The hearing is the first step to begin the process of declaring the property a dangerous building under state law.
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RSU 9 administrators ask to have salaries reduced
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Thursday to reopen the second year of the administrative bargaining unit’s two-year contract to adjust previously negotiated salary increases. The request to reopen the contract came from administrators. Mt. Blue High School Principal Bruce Mochamer said asking for the contract to be reopened is unheard of and […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Jessica Geyer, 41, of Hiram, failure to appear, 10:27 p.m., June 19 in Hiram. • Loretta-Jo Haas, 41, of Peru, domestic violence assault, 12:34 a.m., June 19 in Peru, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Danny Harmon, 37, of Hiram, domestic violence […]
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Philips passes modestly increased budget
PHILLIPS — Voters at the town meeting Tuesday at the Phillips Area Community Center elected municipal officers and approved a budget of $1.28 million. That amount is more than last year’s budget by less than 3 percent. Moderator Mike Ellis guided voters through the 44-article warrant. Residents elected David Vincent to the Board of Selectmen, defeating incumbent […]
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Meeting for Main Street reconstruction plan set for June 28
KINGFIELD — The town is moving closer to a final Main Street reconstruction plan, but residents still have time to offer last-minute thoughts. David Guernsey, chairman of the Road Reconstruction Committee, on Tuesday gave selectmen an update on the proposed design and planning details. The Maine Department of Transportation has worked closely with Guernsey and […]
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Said is GOP candidate for Register of Probate
LIVERMORE — Republican voters in Androscoggin County elected Joanna Said of Livermore as their candidate for Register of Probate in the fall election. Said received 52.7 percent of the vote to defeat Leslie Dubois of Lewiston by 144 votes, 1,430-1,286. Said formerly served as Register of Probate in 2014 when she was appointed by Gov. […]
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RSU 9 to review proposed cuts to rejected budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 administrators will bring forth suggested reductions of about $225,000 to the failed $32.97 million budget on Thursday, June 23. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the forum at Mt. Blue Campus. Voters rejected the initial proposal June 14 by 137 votes in the 10-town district. It reflected […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls voters approve $1.5M for new fire station
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents at a special town meeting Tuesday night approved spending up to $1.5 million to demolish the current fire station and build a new one on the same site on Park Street. Residents voted 39-32 in favor of Article 2 on the warrant, allowing the town to build a new station. At […]
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Selectman questions fire station lot survey
LIVERMORE FALLS — Newly elected Selectman George Cummings said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that he believed a recent survey of the fire station lot on Park Street was inaccurate. “To the best of my knowledge, unless selectmen gave away a lot of land, the survey is off by 50 feet,” he said. Selectman Ron Chadwick […]