PARIS — Interim Town Manager Sawin Millett gave selectmen a brief update Monday night on the townwide survey of government issues. Resident Chris Bass volunteered more than 50 hours to tabulate the results from the survey given to voters during the last election in November 2015, according to Millett. She submitted the final report March […]
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Undermanned but active, firefighter crunch spares few
OTISFIELD — The Gore Road Fire Station is an active station, it just isn’t a manned station, according to Fire Chief Kyle Jordan. There simply are not enough firefighters living in that area, he said. John Steede, of Bow Street – that intersects with Gore Road about 500 feet from the fire station – met with the Otisfield Board […]
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Phillips firefighters to resign effective Feb. 9; new chief resigns
PHILLIPS — Fourteen of the 17 active firefighters voted Thursday night to resign from the Municipal Volunteer Fire Department effective Feb. 9, according to a news release issued by members. The department also covers the town of Avon and Madrid Township. The department’s members were upset that the town manager did not consult with them […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Gaudet elected selectman for Mexico
MEXICO — Jack Gaudet was elected selectman Tuesday, narrowly defeating Peter Merrill, 32-29, according to town Executive Secretary Sheryl Briggs. Gaudet succeeds Albert Aniel, who resigned in November and moved to Camden. The term expires June 30, 2017. Gaudet served on the Budget Committee and is a member of the Fire Department. Merrill previously served three […]
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Newry acquiring forestry truck for Fire Department
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday evening to allow Fire Chief Bruce Pierce to acquire a forestry truck from the Maine State Forest Service, Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott said Thursday. Scott said Pierce told the board Tuesday evening that the Maine State Forest Service would allow the town to acquire a five-ton, […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Newry board to discuss fire department request, veterans memorial at Dec. 1 meeting
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will hear a request from Fire Chief Bruce Pierce to purchase new Fire Department equipment, according to Town Administrator Loretta Powers. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Town Office. Pierce said Monday night that he is asking to requisition a new forestry firefighting […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Livermore Falls looking to regionalize fire service with Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore Falls Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Monday to begin talking with Jay officials about regionalizing the fire departments in Jay and Livermore Falls. “I think we need to keep the doors open to regionalization,” Livermore Falls Selectman Ron Chadwick said. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she had met with the fire […]
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Man jumps from Longley Bridge, saved by rescuers
AUBURN — Police and firefighters rescued a man who jumped from the Longley Bridge early Monday evening. Four men from out of state were crossing the bridge from the Hampton Inn in Lewiston when a man, standing on the outside rail on the Great Falls side of the bridge, cursed them, they said. As the […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Casco: Open Space Committee, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Newry: Road Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Bear River Station Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C N Brown Way River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Storm pounds Lewiston-Auburn area; NWS warns of flooding
Little bit of a flood going on. Posted by Mikey Henderson on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 “Please Share!” began the NWS Facebook post. “A flash flood warning has been issued for Androscoggin County until 9:45 p.m! Storm has rainfall rates up to four-inches an hour and is currently stationary.” And then, in case anyone was […]