CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday opened bids for a garage door for the former Maine Department of Transportation building, which will become the new public works building and sand/salt shed. The bid was awarded to Overhead Door Corp. of Augusta for $3,138. Approval was given to President Brian Jordan for the Canton Trail Riders ATV […]
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Carthage woman’s appeal of Canton wind project allowed
CANTON — A Massachusetts wind power developer has until Sept. 17 to respond to an administrative appeal filed with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last month by a Carthage woman, a state official ruled Thursday. Robert A. Foley, chairman of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection in Augusta, made the decision. In May, the […]
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Canton schedules town meeting on road project
CANTON — Selectmen voted Wednesday night to hold a special town meeting next week to vote on details of a bond package to repair Staples Hill Road. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the fire station. The town voted to borrow $400,000 for the project and the lender is requiring […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Sewer District trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Special Town Meeting and Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Canton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office
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River Valley Animal Advocates receive $10,000 grant for medical, surgical equipment
CANTON — The River Valley Animal Advocates received a $10,000 grant from the Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to use towards purchasing medical and surgical equipment for a mobile, self-contained spay and neuter trailer. Becky McDonald, president of the River Valley Animal Advocates, said Monday that the grant will “help many […]
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Three separate accidents happen in 5 hours on Route 140 in Canton
CANTON — Five people escaped injury Friday in three unrelated accidents in five hours on Route 140. At 6:21 a.m., Karol Maliska, 61, of Hartford, was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger north just beyond the Hartford line when he swerved to avoid a fox, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff Justin Brown said. Maliska lost control of […]
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Canton board sets tax rate higher
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday evening set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $22.75 per thousand of assessed value, an increase of $1.55. It’s the same increase as in 2013-14, when the rate went up from $19.65 to $21.20. The board lowered most building permits. The cost for new construction permits went from $50 to […]
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Carthage anti-wind power advocate appeals Canton wind project approval
CANTON — A Carthage woman has filed an administrative appeal with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection of the eight-turbine wind project on Canton Mountain. Alice McKay Barnett, an anti-wind power advocate, submitted seven documents of supplemental evidence on July 17 that mostly concerns turbine noise adversely affecting health. The DEP approved the nearly $50 […]
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Selectmen sell off lots, announce their goals
CANTON — Bids were opened for several town-owned lots Thursday night. Lot 37A, the old firehouse site, was sold to Steve Elsman for his bid of $5,137. There were no other bids for this lot. There were no bids for Lots 38 and 39. These lots, however, are presently being used with permission by RoadSafe, which […]