OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen discussed the need for a property revaluation during Wednesday evening’s meeting at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the last revaluation was in 2005. “We’re at the 12-year mark right now, and the state of Maine says that towns should have a general revaluation every 10 years,” […]
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Norway Arts Festival receives $2,500 grant for 2017 event
NORWAY — The Norway Arts Festival received a $2,500 grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support its 2017 event, scheduled for Saturday, July 8. Judy West Schneider, heading into her second year as the director of the festival, said the money will help pay for advertising, setting up workshops and some volunteers. She said […]
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Otisfield board to discuss dam, revaluation at Feb. 1 meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue to discuss the status of the Pleasant Lake Dam on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Town Office. Casco and Otisfield selectmen received a report in 2014 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency about leaks and deterioration at the spillway dam beside Route 121 in Casco. […]
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Buckfield OKs ban on marijuana clubs, establishments
BUCKFIELD — On the same day possession of recreational marijuana became legal in Maine, voters in Buckfield passed a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and social clubs in town. Nine residents, including selectmen, cast votes in favor of the moratorium ordinance at Monday’s special town meeting. There was no discussion on it. Terry Hayes […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Jay: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Peru: Public hearing for Powell junkyard, 5 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6 p.m., Forum, Mt. Blue campus Sumner: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, […]
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A bike for Boudreau
Carrie Boudreau, 49, of Raymond is a fighter. A world champion power lifter, mom, teacher and mountain biker, she has battled cancer and won once and is currently battling another round. But it hasn’t stopped her. Boudreau is a member of the Dirt Divas, a women’s offshoot of the Central Maine New England Mountain Bike […]
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Former Waterford man sentenced to 8 years for sex assault
PARIS — A former Waterford man was sentenced Thursday at Oxford County Superior Court to 14 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, for sexually abusing a child for more than 10 years. Keith Mooney, 43, pleaded guilty to a single count of Class A gross sexual assault. Mooney was arrested in August […]
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Revised dog, building ordinances to go to West Paris voters
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen agreed Thursday to include amendments to three ordinances on the March town meeting warrant. The decision followed public hearings on each of the laws. An amendment to the Notification of Intent to Build or Remodel Ordinance would ban mobile homes that are more than 30 years old from […]
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Oxford Hills organizations to participate in Great Outdoor Maine Weekend Feb. 3-5
NORWAY — Several Oxford Hills businesses and organizations will participate in the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend, Feb. 3 to 5. The Great Outdoor Maine Weekend consists of a series of events led by outdoor-oriented organizations and companies to help “connect our friends and neighbors with the natural world, to promote fun, physical activity, and good health,” according to […]
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Fryeburg Academy celebrating 225th anniversary
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy is celebrating its 225th anniversary next month with an exhibition and recollections from alumni. It is planned for 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Refreshments will be served. While Fryeburg Academy celebrated its bicentennial, Communications Director Laura Ayer said she “doesn’t know if we have had […]