As a disabled war-time veteran and former municipal manager, I have two major concerns with selecting the next governor. I recently spoke with independent candidate Terry Hayes and she explained she would continue support to correct the situation with homeless veterans, as well as continue current programs to match veterans with jobs and careers, leveraging […]
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Poland hires new town manager
POLAND —The Select Board has hired Matthew Garside of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as its next town manager. He has been hired to replace Bradley Plante, who decided not to renew his three-year contract and left the position in March. Garside was selected from a field of 29 applicants in a national search, which began in […]
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Poland Fire Chief Mark Bosse named acting town manager
POLAND — The Board of Selectmen announced at its meeting Tuesday night that Fire Chief Mark Bosse has been named acting town manager until a replacement can be found. Town Manager Bradley Plante will not be renewing his three-year term, which runs out at the end of March. He has been Poland’s town manager since February […]
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Poland town manager leaving
POLAND — Town Manager Bradley Plante will not renew his three-year contract with the town and will leave at the end of March. Plante emphasized Wednesday that he is not resigning. “I’ve opted not to renew — that is not a resignation,” he said. “I have opted to let the contract just expire.” Plante said […]
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Poland board OKs equipment purchases
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday awarded the contract for a skid-steer loader to Jordan Equipment of Falmouth for its low bid of $40,032 for the loader plus $7,386 for a 66-inch heavy-duty brush hog. Half of the $40,032 for the loader, which comes with a snowblower attachment, will come from the Tax Increment Financing downtown […]
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Poland board advised of conservation projects
POLAND — Fred Huntress and Barry Morgan, co-chairmen of the town Conservation Commission, gave selectmen a report detailing the status of the commission’s three major projects Tuesday. The Heart of Poland conservation area and the Waterhouse Brook Park project are consuming most of commission’s energies, Huntress said. The commission is working with the New England […]
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Senior Center opens in Poland
POLAND — The oldest townspeople can recall when the Poland Town Hall opened in 1928 and now, following Wednesday afternoon’s ribbon-cutting ceremony, its lower level has become a clubhouse for members of Poland Seniors. More than 50 people, plus several town employees and volunteers who assisted with the rehabilitation turned out to view the fruit […]
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Poland rec leader seeking bus services for summer program
POLAND — Parks and Recreation Department Director Scott Segal told selectmen Tuesday night that he is looking for transportation for summer field trips because school buses will no longer be available. Regional School Unit 16 Superintendent Tina Meserve denied the town’s request to contract bus services because of administrative and legal costs, according to an […]
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RSU 16 officials question garage payments
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 officials met with selectmen Tuesday to try to determine what the district should pay the town for using the third bay of the Public Works garage. School Superintendent Tina Meserve told selectmen she believed the town is charging the school district more than it should. “I believe the third […]
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Poland selectmen stick with county lawsuit
POLAND — Selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday night to continue to stand with the 12 Androscoggin County towns in their lawsuit charging county commissioners violated either the county charter or state law when they voted to set their salaries and benefits. The action was taken in response to a settlement agreement sent to officials in the […]