LEWISTON — A renewed set of federal grants could do a lot more than help reduce lead in downtown housing units, city officials said Tuesday. “We’ll be doing lead, we’ll be doing weatherization, we may be providing some block grant rehabilitation loan so that the entire house, the entire property, is looked at as a […]
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RSU 10 budget leading with one town reporting
DIXFIELD — With four of the 12 member towns of RSU 10 reporting results, the proposed budget for 2014-15 was leading by a vote of 731-456. Mexico Regional School Unit 10 board member Peter DeFilipp, who ran unopposed, got 456 votes for a full three-year term. He replaced long-term member Betty Barrett a few months […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to approve Fire Department, Public Works budget proposals
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted during Tuesday evening’s budget meeting to approve budget proposals for the town’s fire department and public works department. Town Manager John Madigan said Wednesday that the selectmen approved a $268,583 budget proposal for the town’s fire department, which was “a little higher than last year.” The fire department […]
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RSU 10 offers teacher retirement incentive
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board on Monday unanimously approved offering a retirement incentive to eligible teachers in the 12-town district. Superintendent Craig King said 10 longtime teachers have indicated interest in accepting the offer of three years of district-paid health insurance at approximately $5,000 a year. The offer was made as the district develops […]
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Barrett resigns from RSU 10 board
MEXICO — Bertha “Betty” Barrett, 88, has always considered community service important and, although she resigned from the RSU 10 board last week, she remains a member of the Region 9 School of Applied Technology Board and the Mexico Budget Committee. Barrett became a member of the SAD 43 school board a few years after […]
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New KTI bosses hope to boost efficiency
LEWISTON — The new owners of construction and demolition debris processor KTI Bio Fuels hope to boost the facility’s efficiency. New York-based ReEnergy Holdings LLC announced Friday it purchased the Plourde Parkway-based processor from Casella Solid Waste for an undisclosed amount. The facility takes in wood, concrete, metal and other nonhazardous refuse from demolition and […]
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Taxes topic of special Lewiston meeting
LEWISTON — Councilors will crack open their budget books again at a specially scheduled workshop meeting Wednesday. “We hope to get a budget option finalized so we can come back on July 16 and do the actual budget amendment,” City Administrator Ed Barrett said. “We’ll also take a quick look at our capital budget to […]