SABATTUS — On Tuesday evening, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore facilitated his final meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Gilmore’s last day in office will be Thursday, July 23. The board members presented Gilmore with a desk clock containing an engraved message of thanks for his service to the town of Sabattus. Selectmen Chairman Mark Duquette […]
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Sabattus town manager resigns
SABATTUS — Town Manager Andrew Gilmore announced his resignation at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday evening. Gilmore is moving to Raleigh, N.C., where his wife has accepted a nursing position. His last day is Friday, July 24. In his resignation letter, he said he is saddened to leave a community he has grown to […]
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Sabattus budget proposals weigh new fire truck, sidewalk sweeper
SABATTUS — Selectmen have endorsed a $3 million budget that puts aside money for roads, dips into savings for a firetruck next year and keeps the head of maintenance at the Town Office. At $55,000 less, the Budget Committee has proposed cutting that maintenance position, setting aside money for a future firetruck and saying no […]
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Sabattus plans to reboot annual town meeting with Thursday night event
Sabattus is hoping to reboot its annual town meeting. After years of dwindling attendance — once even forcing a wait while folks could be rounded up to meet the 25-voter minimum — the town has moved the meeting to a weeknight and condensed parts of its scheduled warrant in hopes of making the meeting easier […]
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Sabattus board calls special meeting to discuss potential lawsuit from former fire chief
SABATTUS — Selectmen met Tuesday night in executive session to discuss a possible lawsuit against the town and town manager by former fire Chief Don Therrien, who earlier this month became the town’s newest selectman. Therrien won’t be sworn in until next week. Two weeks before the Nov. 5 elections, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore released […]
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Sabattus town manager forced out fire chief over ‘irregularities,’ fire chief says he can explain
SABATTUS — In response to what he described as growing requests about the former fire chief’s resignation this past spring, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore released a memo late Tuesday night saying for the first time that he gave Don Therrien a choice to resign or be terminated over payroll “irregularities.” Therrien resigned in March. Now […]
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Correction: Incorrect salary amount
SABATTUS — A story on Page B1 of the City edition Thursday should have said Town Manager Andrew Gilmore was given a $100 raise in his new contract. His starting salary two years ago was $70,000, his salary the second year was $74,900 and his salary next year will be $75,000. The information was incorrectly […]
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Sabattus extends town manager’s contract
SABATTUS — The day before his contract was set to expire, selectmen unanimously voted to keep Town Manager Andrew Gilmore on board three more years with a $100 raise. Gilmore, 42, from Yarmouth, was hired two years ago as only the town’s second full-time town manager. His annual salary the first year was $70,000 and […]
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Sabattus candidate threatens president, uses racial slur
SABATTUS — Federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating a comment posted by a local man on Facebook: “Shoot the N*****” atop a picture of President Barack Obama. David Marsters said Tuesday he was called down to the town police station and questioned by the Secret Service for about an hour. They asked him […]
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Sabattus lays off lone code enforcement officer
SABATTUS — To trim its budget before the upcoming tax commitment, Sabattus laid off its Code Enforcement Officer and moved a public works position to seasonal only, according to Town Manager Andrew Gilmore. This spring, the town had been looking at a potential mill rate increase of more than $2, he said. Selectmen asked Gilmore […]