STRONG — Selectmen held an emergency meeting Tuesday, agreeing to schedule the Pond Road paving project now that $40,000 in donations toward the job has been secured. “We have all $40,000,” Treasurer Sandra Howard said Tuesday night. Selectmen told voters at a special town meeting June 18 that they expected $40,000 in private donations. Voters approved […]
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Jay approves money to meet playground safety requirements
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Monday to spend up to $4,000 from the town’s Recreation Reserve Account to place playground-grade chip material under the equipment at the Church Street Playground. The money will also be used to replank benches and picnic table at the park. After a recent insurance inspection, an inspector told town representatives they […]
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New Gloucester seeks bids for equipment
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved soliciting bids for a dump truck, dump body/sand spreader and plow gear. They also approved soliciting sealed bids for 21 portable air tanks for the Fire and Rescue Department. The bids will be opened at 7 p.m. June 18. The board tabled awarding a $79,647 contract […]
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Fire destroys Titcomb Mountain timing building, equipment
FARMINGTON — A fire Monday night destroyed a ski timing building and an estimated $20,000 worth of timing equipment at Titcomb Mountain Ski Area, Fire/Rescue Chief Terry Bell said via email Tuesday night. It was started by an electric heater that was used to keep the timing equipment warm at the ski slope, he said. […]
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Vandals damage Polycor equipment in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating vandalism to a Canadian-based company’s equipment at its North Jay White Quarry off Woodman Hill Road. Polycor is redeveloping the quarry and building a granite-curb manufacturing operation. Officer Dylan Rider responded to a company representative’s report of the damage Monday, Detective Michael Mejia said Tuesday. There was […]
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Buckfield selectmen approve grader project
BUCKFIELD — Soon, the town will have a shiny, newish lawn ornament on display at its Public Works Facility, thanks to a resident who enjoys rehabbing old equipment. After tabling the issue two previous times to gather more information, the Buckfield Board of Selectmen on Tuesday accepted Charles Rabon’s offer to rehab an abandoned and long-forgotten […]
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Woodstock voting on Dog Control Ordinance
WOODSTOCK — Voters at Monday’s town meeting will decide whether to require dog kennels, rescue shelters or similar facilities applying for a license or a permit to notify abutters. It’s one of 39 articles on the warrant, which will be voted on starting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Woodstock Elementary School multipurpose […]
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Equipment decisions made in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted at their meeting Monday night to take the Case backhoe that has been used at the transfer station out of service and replace the arms on the JCB backhoe. Highway Foreman Roger Ferland said that an ultrasonic inspection of the front-loader arms of the JCB backhoe completed by Archie Ray of […]
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Mexico man pleads guilty to destroying Rumford Hospital equipment
PARIS — A Mexico man will serve two days in jail and is ordered to pay restitution to Rumford Hospital after admitting he destroyed more than $2,000 in equipment. Harvey O. Blood, 43, was ordered to serve two years in prison with all but 48 hours suspended after he pleaded guilty to a felony count of […]
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Oxford receives bids for sewer plant equipment
OXFORD — Three bids to provide equipment for the town’s planned sewage treatment plant were unsealed at the Town Office on Thursday afternoon. The planned state-of-the-art facility uses a series of fine screens, or membranes, to slough off solids before treating the remaining waste with UV light instead of a conventional chemical treatment. Vendors bidding on the […]