NEW GLOUCESTER — In mid-February, the missing personnel file of former New Gloucester bookkeeper Sandra Sacco was found, two months after she requested a copy. Former Town Manager Sumner Field III sent an email notification to the board on the discovery of the file at 1:31 p.m. Feb. 14, just 29 minutes before the start of his […]
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New Gloucester Board of Selectmen holds emergency meeting
NEW GLOUCESTER — At an emergency meeting on Thursday, New Gloucester selectmen grappled with a severance package for former bookkeeper Sandra Sacco. The board also brainstormed a transition plan to replace retiring Town Manager Sumner Field III after his departure on January 2. The board approved offering four weeks of gross pay to bookkeeper Sandra […]
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Minot board gets request for ball fields
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday took under advisement a request from the Minot-Hebron Athletic Association for assistance in maintaining the town’s ball fields. Association President Kelly Gwarjanski told the board her organization didn’t have the money to pay for spraying infields and base paths in order to keep outfield grass from encroaching on the infield. […]
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Maine potato fields backdrop for feature film
PORTLAND (AP) — The filmmakers who won critical acclaim for their documentary focusing on the troop greeters at Bangor International Airport are again using Maine as a backdrop. The first feature film by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly is set among the blue potato farms in Van Buren in northern Maine. “Beneath the Harvest Sky” […]
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Garden harvest selected for blue ribbons
Summers are short in Maine. That’s a perception that has taken hold over many generations, despite the fact that we enjoy many fine days right through October. Of course, the typically pessimistic attitude of Mainers has something to do with it, but there’s a direct connection with country life and the hectic pace of the […]