BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday evening to award the roadside directional sign bid to Ryan Mechanical Services from Rumford and Swan ScreenPrinting from Bethel. Town Manager Jim Doar told the board that they received three different bids: one from Auburn sign-making company Neokraft, one from Ryan’s Mechanical Services and one from […]
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Roadside directional sign bid, reduced speed limit on agenda for selectmen
BETHEL — Discussion on awarding the roadside directional sign bid and a citizen’s request for a reduced speed limit are among the items the Board of Selectmen will discuss during their meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The selectmen originally were scheduled to award the roadside directional sign bid to a company on July 15, but […]
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Judge denies preliminary injunction on spending cap ordinance
RUMFORD — Oxford County Superior Court ruled Friday that the Rumford Board of Selectmen were not in violation of the town charter when they refused to convene a special town meeting to allow residents to vote on a petition-initiated spending cap ordinance. Justice Robert Clifford said in his decision that the spending cap ordinance proposed […]
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Public roads approved for ATV use
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has approved a request by a local ATV club to use two sections of town road for its trail system. Ken Gammon, president of the Oxford Hills ATV Trail Blazers, told selectmen Thursday night that he would like to use a section of Crockett Ridge Road, approximately .2 of […]
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Paris board considers changes to non-standard use form
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen is considering changes to its non-standard use of public roads and property form to allow annual events to go ahead without filling out the application. Board Chairman Bob Kirchherr floated some language he believed could clarify the ambiguous distinction between “standard” and “non-standard” use. The form was drawn up by […]
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Board votes to give letter of support to high school for emergency generator
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday evening to provide a letter of support to Mountain Valley High School in regards to a grant application for an emergency generator. Deputy fire Chief Richard Coulombe told the board that he was in the process of writing a grant application for an emergency generator for […]
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Andover to vote on fuel tank, ladder truck
ANDOVER – Voters will decide next week whether to raise money to replace the diesel fuel tank at the town garage. The special town meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Town Hall. Selectman Susan Merrow said that earlier this year, the town discovered its diesel tank at the town garage […]
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Norway board schedules meeting on library funding
NORWAY – Voters will be asked to restore $9,201 cut at annual town meeting in June to the Norway Memorial Library’s 2013-14 budget. The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday night to hold a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Town Office on Danforth Street to request the funds. The move came […]
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Teacher candidate pool ‘robust,’ SAD 17 official says
OXFORD – SAD 17 Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said this week it’s a “buyer’s market” for school districts looking to augment their ranks. The Oxford Hills School District has hired 34 new employees this summer and more are expected to be on board by the beginning of the new school year Aug. 28. Hartnett told […]
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Rumford residents seek injunction against Board of Selectmen, claim charter violation
RUMFORD — Eleven Rumford residents filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Rumford Board of Selectmen over an alleged violation of the town charter. The plaintiffs filed the complaint Friday at Oxford County Superior Court against the Board of Selectmen. In a news release by plaintiff Philip Blampied, he said that the injunction […]