JAY — Talk to people, collaborate and reach out to business resources to find out the best way to develop an effective, efficient business plan to start a business or move a business forward. This advice came from keynote speaker Bob Berry, owner and president of Main-Land Development Consultants Inc. in Livermore Falls, and a […]
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New Vineyard to elect municipal officers
NEW VINEYARD — Three town officers are seeking re-election at the annual town meeting Saturday, March 12, when nominations will be taken from the floor. Action of the 44-article warrant begins at 9:30 a.m. at Smith Memorial Hall. Selectman Frank Forster II, Road Commissioner Robert Sillanpaa and Planning Board member Lindsay Jackson are seeking another […]
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Temple looking at moratorium on industrial development
TEMPLE — Voters at the annual town meeting Monday, March 14, will decide whether to adopt a 180-day moratorium on applications, permits and licensing for industrial development, and elect three officers. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Building at 258 Temple Road. Residents will elect a selectman for a three-year term, […]
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Chesterville town meeting to be held March 28
CHESTERVILLE — Guy Iverson, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said he’s proud town officials and the Budget Committee worked together to decrease the 2016-17 budget without cutting services. When voters gather at 7 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Town Hall, they will consider a budget that is 4.7 percent less than this fiscal year. […]
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Elections set for Monday
CHESTERVILLE — Voters will elect town officers from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Town Office. Running for two three-year positions on the Board of Selectmen are David Archer, Patricia Hastings, Tiffany Estabrook and Matt Welch. Running for the one-year term are Matt Lord, Anne Lambert and Bob Clough. Chairman of the […]
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Texas teen to be tried as juvenile in Jay theft case
FARMINGTON — A Texas teenager accused of stealing about $13,000 from a lockbox at a Jay residence in April 2015 was released into his mother’s custody Thursday. The boy was 17 when the money was reported missing and turned 18 less than two months later. He was being held at a Maine detention center since […]
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Livermore Falls fire caused by dryer
LIVERMORE FALLS — An outpouring of community support for a family whose home was destroyed in a fire Wednesday has prompted the homeowner to set up a GoFundMe account online. Matt Hodgkins, his wife, Eryn Pelletier, and their three young sons escaped safely from the home after smoke and flames started showing behind a clothes dryer. […]
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Valley voters spend for Sugarloaf projects
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Voters at Wednesday night’s annual town meeting approved $50,000 toward building a fire station and $100,000 toward building a Carrabassett Valley Academy competition center, both on Sugarloaf Mountain ski area property. They also voted for a $2.46 million budget, which is $149,262 more than in 2015. To lower the tax commitment, $185,000 […]
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Kingfield man accused of stealing more than $76,000 from relative
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield man is accused of forging a 90-year-old relative’s signature on several documents and using them to take more than $76,000 from that person’s bank account, police said. Brent T. Adams, 42, was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft by deception and forgery, both Class B felonies, along with a probation violation, […]