LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night charged Cemetery Committee member Tim Cox with obtaining more information regarding cemetery rules and regulations. Cox said he had received several complaints from Robert Martin who mows the town cemeteries. “People have gotten carried away, decorating their lots with cans, plastic flowers and signs,” Cox said. “Cedar and hemlock […]
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Livermore board wants Turkey Lane turnaround
LIVERMORE — Scott Serewitz has agreed to work with Highway Foreman Roger Ferland on a turnaround for school buses and town vehicles on his property at 269 Turkey Lane, selectpersons were told Tuesday night. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said that for years the town had verbal agreements with the former owner of Serewitz’s property and others to […]
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Livermore board approves town office closure, elects new officers
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday voted to close the Town Office at 4 p.m. Monday, July 3, for the Independence Day celebration. Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will celebrate the holiday July 3 with a 5 p.m. parade through Jay and Livermore Falls. Selectpersons previously voted to close the office at noon June 30 to […]
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Livermore board approves excavator repairs, holds off on phone upgrade
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons will appropriate up to $5,200 to repair the town’s excavator and have put the Town Office’s phone system upgrade on hold. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Tuesday that Highway Foreman Roger Ferland discovered the damage to the excavator when he returned as foreman in July 2016. The road crew hasn’t been able […]
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Livermore board backs truck purchase
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted 3-2 to ask residents for $170,000 to buy a new truck and snowplow. Chairman Mark Chretien and Selectpersons Timothy Kachnovich and Wayne Timberlake voted in favor; Megan Dion and Tom Gould opposed. Highway Foreman Roger Ferland said he received an estimate of $112,000 from O’Connor Trucks in Portland for new 2017 […]
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Livermore board gets Fire Department updates, starts CEO search
LIVERMORE — Fire Chief Donald Castonguay told selectmen Tuesday night that the new Rescue 4 truck is being outfitted for service. “All the tools will be on one truck rather than scattered over several,” he said Thursday. The truck will have a system to fill air packs and a 7,000-watt generator, he said. Castonguay said […]
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Livermore panel balks at cost to withdraw from RSU 73
LIVERMORE — The town Education Committee stopped pursuing withdrawal from RSU 73 because it would eventually cost more than the current assessment, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. Schaub said the town’s share of district debt, startup costs for a town school department, legal fees, transportation and hiring a superintendent, plus annual expenses convinced the […]