Church lunch during Moxie Days LISBON — Lisbon United Methodist Church will serve lunch during the Moxie Days festival on Saturday, July 12, at 14 School St. Menu items include lobster or crab meat rolls, hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks and water. There will also be a baked goods table and yard sale. The rolls […]
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Buckfield officials directed to cut budgets
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen on Tuesday night directed Buckfield Rescue Chief Lisa Bennett to compile a list of recommended cuts to her budget to satisfy cuts made by voters at the annual town meeting in June. Bennett said the cuts would have to be in staffing. Voters on June 14 approved $135,000 for the Rescue Department, […]
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Buckfield proposes rescue services merger with Turner
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to offer Turner a proposal to regionalize rescue services. Turner Rescue’s volunteer chief recently retired and the town has been looking at options for emergency medical services. In other business, Jerry Wiley was appointed to the Road Committee and Norman Parks III was appointed to […]
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Buckfield fire and rescue station bid OK’d
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening accepted a $814,741 bid from H.E. Callahan Construction Co. of Auburn to build the fire and rescue station, but waived signing the contract until Friday so they could read it. Town Manager Cindy Dunn said the project will start July 7 with tearing down the old […]
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Buckfield says no to rescue department increase
BUCKFIELD — Residents determined to stay within the budget amended the nearly $186,000 proposed budget for the rescue department down to $135,000. Resident Darrell Harvey recommended the decrease because, he said, the town needs to stay within its budget. Harvey said that in the past the department has been able to get along fine with […]
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Baseball: Buckfield seniors savor end of an era
STANDISH — The coach and his three seniors lingered at Larry Mahaney Diamond a little longer than everyone else. They exchanged handshakes, accepted hugs and posed for pictures together. Coach Joe McLaughlin and captains Owen Bennett, Keenan Stockdale and Jonah Williams didn’t seem to want to leave. When they finally did drive off the St. […]
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Class D West Baseball Championship: Wiscasset blanks Buckfield
Wiscasset won its first regional title in school history Wednesday afternoon, shutting out two-time defending champion Buckfield, 4-0, in the Class D West final at Mahaney Diamond. Tyler Bailey threw a four-hit shutout and struck out seven for the Wolverines (10-9), who will try to derail the Bangor Christian dynasty in Saturday’s state game at […]
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H.S. Baseball: Buckfield’s Williams armed, ready
BUCKFIELD – Jonah Williams has spent most of his life watching baseball games from the highest point of every dusty diamond in this community. Almost every kid tries to pitch, of course. Williams made it apparent from an early age that being on the bump was destiny. “I just like being in control,” he said. […]
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Buckfield voters cut spending
BUCKFIELD — In a grueling, five-hour town meeting Saturday, voters passed a 2014-15 budget. The municipal spending plan recommended by the Budget Committee and selectmen was $1.67 million, an increase of $47,716 over this year’s budget. About 65 voters cut funds from some articles and added funds to others, for a net reduction from the […]
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Class D West Baseball Semifinal: Buckfield blanks Searsport with Williams’ gem
BUCKFIELD — It didn’t matter that Jonah Williams pitched three innings in a playoff game two sunsets earlier, or that his Buckfield baseball team was hoping to end up earning another game or two next week. Saturday was the senior left-hander’s day the moment he poured the milk on his cereal. “At this time of […]