Building permit fees for residential and commercial projects underwent significant changes — instead of levying charges based on cost of work on new construction, the charges will be based on the square footage.
Androscoggin County
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls approves application for small craft distillery
Selectmen also set new hours for the code enforcement officer and approved a temporary part-time administrative assistant for the Police Department.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
School budget meeting set for Tuesday in Poland
POLAND — Residents of Regional School Unit 16 will have a chance Tuesday, May 23, to weigh in on the proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Officials said the district budget meeting offers people in Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls an opportunity to see how the budget process was completed and to get […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Lisbon awards EMS contract to local provider, orders demolition of dangerous building
The Town Council ordered the owner of a duplex at 6 Union St. to demolish the building within 45 days. A fire in February left the building uninhabitable.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
‘A truly divided town’: Sabattus residents discuss ‘no confidence’ letter
About five dozen residents and a handful of news reporters turned out to hear discussion of a document expressing a loss of confidence in Town Manager Timothy Kane at a regular town meeting.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Turner-based school district to vote on budget
Residents of Turner, Greene and Leeds will vote Thursday at their town offices.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Preliminary flood damages exceed disaster threshold
Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties reported millions of dollars’ worth of needed repairs.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business
Working: Paul Rowland says ‘don’t call me a shoemaker’
Cobbler or anthropologist? A visit to Paul’s Shoe Repair is a conversation to remember.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Sabattus citizens sign ‘no confidence’ letter targeting town manager
The document, prepared by firefighter and lifelong Sabattus resident Austin Gayton, is part of a 37-page packet outlining various complaints about Kane’s handling of city business.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon valedictorian ‘from away’ already making a positive mark in Maine
Grad Tidings: Lisbon Keenan Overbo-Welker, who said he wants to be recognized for the things he does and not for letters and numbers he receives in school, plans to stay in state for college.