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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Public hearing set on Wilton facade grant
WILTON — A public hearing on the $150,000 Community Development Block Grant for facade improvements will take place Tuesday before the selectpersons regular meeting. The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Wilton Public Safety building because elections are being held at the Town Office that day. The grant is intended to help individual businesses […]
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Jay, Polycor invited into second phase of state training grant process
JAY — The town has been invited into the project development phase of the application process for a Workforce Development Grant program of up to $100,000 to benefit Polycor New England Inc. The Canadian-based company is redeveloping the North Jay White Quarry and building a plant to make granite curbing off the Old Jay Hill […]
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Jay, Polycor submit letter of intent for workforce development grant
JAY — The town manager has submitted a letter of intent for a $100,000 training grant for Polycor of New England to train eight prospective employees in fabricating granite curbing. The Canadian-based company is developing the North Jay White Quarry. It is in the process of building a plant to make granite curbing off Old […]
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Rumford board to consider grant application
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday will discuss obtaining a Community Development Block Grant to repair downtown water and sewer systems and sidewalks. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Rumford Falls Auditorium. At their Jan. 21 meeting, selectmen unanimously agreed to submit a letter of intent for a CDBG grant. For Rumford’s […]
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Three candidates eye Wilton selectperson seat
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons signed a warrant Tuesday for the Jan. 5 election of a new board member. The ballot includes three candidates: Irving Faunce, Gerald Whitney and Jeffrey Rowe, Town Clerk Diane Dunham said. The election is to fill the seat left by Paul Berkey this fall. Voting will take place from […]
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Jay appoints advisory committee for training grant
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday night to appoint a Community Development Advisory Committee as part of a workforce development training grant for Polycor. The Canadian-based company is developing the North Jay White Quarry and plans to build a plant to make granite curbing off Old Jay Hill Road. Voters approved the town applying for the […]
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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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Wilton sets special town meeting in quest for grant
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons agreed Tuesday to hold a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Town Office to consider declaring an area a slum and blighted. The declaration is needed to apply for a Community Development Block Grant to pay for infrastructure improvements along Depot Street from Route 2 […]