LIVERMORE — Hunter Smith is a bubbly, talkative and very mobile 3-year old boy. Like most boys, he loves playing with trucks, trains, rockets and mud. By all outward appearances, Hunter is a normal 3-year old. Hunter, however, was born with a permanently disabling birth defect known as spina bifida. “We found out through an ultrasound […]
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Livermore board sets tax rate, awards bids
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday evening set the tax rate at $16 per $1,000 valuation, a 40-cent drop from last year. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said she and town assessor Paul Binette reviewed the numbers. She said a rate of $15.80 per $1,000 valuation would result in an overlay of $99,029; $15.90 would make the […]
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Camryn Berry awarded Pollard Scholarship
At the Livermore Selectpersons meeting Monday night, Camryn Berry’s name was drawn as the recipient of the Pollard Scholarship. Thirteen students who have completed at least one unit of post secondary schooling applied for the $1,000 scholarship. (Sun Journal file photo) LIVERMORE — Camryn Berry’s name was drawn to receive this year’s $1,000 Pollard Scholarship […]
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Livermore board to lease plow truck
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday night to enter into a lease agreement for a new plow truck and gear. At its July 9 meeting, the board heard a presentation by Lena Hann of Androscoggin Savings Bank on using a general obligation bond versus the lease agreement. Hann said borrowing more than […]
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State sets $100 license fee for dangerous dogs
LIVERMORE — A new state law will require owners of dangerous dogs to pay $100 for a license and get a special tag after Aug. 1, Town Clerk Renda Guild told selectpersons Monday night. “This is one of the first changes I’ve seen in the over 20 years I’ve been here,” Guild said. “The increases […]
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Livermore board hears presentation on lease option for truck purchase
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons heard a presentation Monday on truck-purchase options, but held off from making a decision until further information is available. The town’s plow truck was damaged during a snowstorm last winter. At the annual town meeting, voters approved using $40,050 from the insurance payout and $10,550 from the sale of […]
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Livermore board OKs cameras at town beaches
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons agreed Monday night to install surveillance cameras at town beaches on Round Pond and Brettuns Pond to address littering and loitering issues. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Game Warden Harry Wiegman has stepped up patrols in the area and installed a camera at the boat launch on Brettuns Pond. He’s working on getting […]
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Dead cat. Feces. Needles. Livermore officials consider closing beaches
LIVERMORE — Reports of a dead cat, bags of human feces, dirty diapers and used needles at Round Pond and Brettuns Pond beaches have selectmen considering closing them. “Our beaches are a mess,” Highway Department Foreman Roger Ferland told the board Monday night. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said highway crew member Dan Boothby found a […]
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Round Pond toilet stays gone, article added to Livermore warrant
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons agreed Tuesday that a portable toilet will not be returned to the Round Pond boat launch. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said the toilet was vandalized in each of the three weeks it was out. “It was removed by Nickersons (Septic Tank Cleaning Service),” she said. “They won’t bring it back unless we […]
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Livermore hires highway worker
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Monday approved hiring resident Dan Boothby for maintenance and highway worker positions. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Boothby would start Monday, May 21. He will work an average of 35 hours per week, covering both positions. Boothby will be paid $15 per hour as a highway worker and $14 per hour […]