JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to support an application for a microenterprise grant to help local businesses. Under the state Community Development Block Grant program, municipalities can qualify for a maximum of $150,000, with individual businesses qualifying for up to $50,000 each, depending on job creation and other variables, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said previously. Jaaron […]
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Jay to be presented petition to rescind support for CMP project
JAY — A petition is expected to be presented to selectpersons Monday asking them to rescind their support for Central Maine Power’s proposed transmission line. The select board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 26 in the cafeteria of the Spruce Mountain Middle School. The proposed New England Clean Energy Connect project would […]
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Susan Collins wants to boost funding where Donald Trump aims to cut
Health care isn’t the only area where U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is defying President Donald Trump. In her role as chair of an appropriations subcommittee devoted to transportation, housing and urban development, the Maine Republican is pushing through a budget plan for transportation and housing that calls for spending more than $8 billion above what […]
Posted inRiver Valley
New Rumford town manager excited about downtown project
New Rumford Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs said she’s passionate about community service. RUMFORD — Linda-Jean “LJ” Briggs said she’s excited about the upcoming downtown improvements and what they could lead to in the future. The estimated $4 million project calls for replacing the sewer and stormwater system under several streets on the Island, and improving sidewalks. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lisbon receives money for downtown revitalization
LISBON — Councilors’ faces brightened and applause broke out Tuesday night when the town economic director announced receipt of a $320,000 Community Development Block Grant for the Lisbon Streetscape Project. “We applied for the downtown grant in 2015 and were not successful,” Director of Economic and Community Development Tracey Steuber said. “But we were very persistent and successful […]
Posted inFranklin
Wilton voters accept slum, blight declaration
WILTON — The thought of putting a slum and blight designation on part of the town is not a pleasant one, but a majority of voters Tuesday agreed it was a good move. About 30 residents attended a public hearing and special town meeting Tuesday at the Town Office to decide whether to accept the […]
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Wilton special town meeting set for Tuesday
WILTON — Townspeople will gather for a public hearing and special town meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Town Office. Voters will consider declaring a portion of town as a slum and blighted area in order to apply for a Community Development Block Grant. The declaration would pertain to Depot Street […]
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Whitney Brook ramp now completed
CANTON — The completion of a boat ramp on Whitney Brook off Lake Anasagunticook this week is the latest step in the recovery of a town devastated by a flood 10 years ago. On Dec. 18-19, 2003, the Androscoggin River overflowed its banks and damaged more than 40 homes in Canton. With the assistance of resident Diane […]