CHESTERVILLE — Liquor sales and Town Hall rental fees are among the articles on Monday evening’s annual town meeting warrant. The meeting opens at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall at 409 Dutch Gap Road. Voters will be asked four questions on allowing sales of liquor in town. Robert Wheeler, owner of The Corner Store, […]
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Jay board, committee to vote on department budgets
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Monday to review and vote on the proposed budget for 2018-19. The meeting will be held at the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. A second meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the school to vote on the library budget […]
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Oxford selectmen set special town meeting on pot moratorium
Oxford Board of Selectmen December 7, 2017 Oxford Town Office Retail Pot Moratorium What happened: The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to set a special town meeting for Jan. 4 when voters will consider a plan to adopt a 180-day moratorium on operations related to retail marijuana establishments after concern was expressed by residents and […]
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Androscoggin budget panel cuts wage increases for probate department
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee cut much of the planned salary increases for two elected officials in the Registry of Probate department. The Budget Committee on Wednesday cut $7,423 from the salary line during its review of the 2018 county budget. After two weeks and 13 department budgets analyzed, it’s the first time […]
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Livermore voters say no to truck purchase, approve ordinances
LIVERMORE — At the town meeting Wednesday night voters defeated a new truck purchase and said no to spending $14,000 to assess potential damages if Wyman and Nelson Pond roads are discontinued. They approved a $1.41 million budget, enacted two new ordinances and amended two ordinances. Selectpersons had recommended purchasing a new Volvo wheeler truck […]
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Franklin County panel cuts $18,750 from proposed $6.2 million budget
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Budget Advisory Committee on Wednesday upheld commissioners’ decision to cut $148,130 in social service agency requests, and reduced a proposed $6.2 million budget by $18,750. Several county residents stood silently in the back of the courtroom holding placards supporting funding the programs. Commissioners reduced the requests from $209,330 to $61,200. […]
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Norway board to vote on undesignated fund balance at April 6 meeting
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will revisit voting on a new undesignated fund balance policy at its meeting Thursday, April 6. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. Selectmen tabled the vote after Selectman Thomas Curtis said he wanted more time to look through the policy options presented to the board […]
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Two elected by write-in to Durham Budget Committee
DURHAM — Two write-in candidates elected Friday to the town’s Budget Committee have agreed to fill those positions. Brian Pike and John Simoneau were elected, while Chairman Milton Simon was re-elected. In other results, Kevin Nadeau and Todd Beaulieu were elected to the Board of Selectmen, with 242 and 197 votes, respectively. Richard George was […]
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Durham to stay with Pine Tree Waste
DURHAM — Voters at the Durham town meeting Saturday opted to stay with Pine Tree Waste to provide residents with curbside recycling and solid waste collection, Town Administrator Ruth Glaeser said. The town received bids from two companies. Pine Tree Waste’s bid was 10.49 percent at $619,834 for a three-year contract. But two Durham panels, selectmen […]
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Livermore Falls chairwoman resigns
LIVERMORE FALLS — It is the end of an era on the Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen, as Chairwoman Louise Chabot announced at Tuesday’s meeting that she is resigning, effective June 30. Chabot cited her health and other personal reasons as factors contributing to her decision. She has served on the board for 10 years. “Being […]