NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Dennis Lajoie Thursday discussed the town’s electric vehicle charging station and whether it was necessary to charge money for its use. A resident, who declined to provide his name, said that since the electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in Norway, there has been no charge for […]
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What You Need to Know: Oxford Board of Selectmen
Oxford Board of Selectmen Aug. 3, 2017 Oxford Town Office Town Manager What happened: Selectmen Chairman Scott Owens announced the board hired Butch Asselin of Houlton as the permanent town manager. What it means: Asselin will be paid $78,000 a year. Oxford has been without a permanent town manager since Derik Goodine abruptly resigned in […]
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Norway town manager, recreation director draft new smoking policy
NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he and Recreation Director Deb Partridge combined two smoking policies into one document to help the town qualify for grants. The policy prohibiting smoking on town-controlled properties takes effect immediately. Lajoie said that two weeks ago, Healthy Oxford Hills called […]
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‘Pot’ attorneys set to face off in the town of Oxford
OXFORD — Attorneys representing the applicant for the town’s third and final medical marijuana permit, the party leasing the property and the town’s attorney are set to face off before the Planning Board at its Thursday, Aug. 10 meeting. The Planning Board is trying to resolve the ramifications of improperly approving a medical marijuana grow permit […]
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Norway board to discuss tobacco, smoking policy
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at 7 at the Town Office to discuss whether to merge two of the town’s smoking and tobacco policies into one. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie wrote on the agenda that if the town combines its tobacco policy and its recreation resolution on smoking and tobacco use into […]
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New Hampshire man escapes injury in Fryeburg crash
FRYEBURG — A New Hampshire man escaped injury early Tuesday morning when the 18-wheeler he was driving collided with a tree that fell across Route 302, Police Chief Joshua Potvin said. Potvin said the 31-year old man, who was not identified because of a Fryeburg Police Department policy to not identify drivers who are not charged with crimes, was […]
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Firearms training company withdraws Otisfield range application
OTISFIELD — A firearms training company withdrew its site-plan application for a proposed outdoor shooting range off Station Road on Tuesday. The Weaponcraft plan was withdrawn after a Planning Board hearing at the Community Hall where townspeople objected to the project. Maureen Mooney-Howard said she did not feel that the pit near Spurs Corner was […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Aug. 1, 2017 Buckfield Town Office Interim town manager What happened: After coming out of executive session, selectmen signed the contract with Brad Plante as interim town manager. What it means: Plante, who was most recently Poland’s town manager, will serve for six months, from Aug. 1 through Jan. 31, 2018. He […]
