LEWISTON — Urban planners will take over a downtown parking lot for two days in June, converting it into an experiment in urban development. “Basically, they will be activating that parking lot completely, for two days,” said Kara Wilbur, one of the organizers of the Build Maine conference and exposition, returning to Lewiston Bates Mill […]
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Livermore confirms status of roads for plowing
LIVERMORE — Residents along five roads will continue to have town plowing services, after it was confirmed they are either public ways or have easements. More than 40 residents attended a meeting Monday night to give their opinions on the March 7 decision by the Board of Selectpersons to stop plowing certain roads because of […]
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Livermore’s administrative assistant resigns
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons on Monday accepted the resignation of Administrative Assistant Carrie Castonguay, effective March 18. Castonguay said she will take a position elsewhere. After an executive session, selectpersons appointed Treasurer Amy Byron as interim administrative assistant. She will be paid $850 per week. The position will be posted on the Maine […]
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Bethel backs off on ‘Heart and Soul’ comprehensive plan
BETHEL — Selectmen voted to delay any involvement in the Community Heart and Soul project until next year. “Community Heart and Soul reconnects people with what they love most about their town and translates those personal and emotional connections into a blueprint that serves as the foundation for future community decisions,” according to the Heart and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford selectmen update bid notification requirement
OXFORD — To keep up with the changing times, the town of Oxford will revamp how it advertises bid notifications — taking a step away from traditional paper advertising and a step toward digital advertising — after a unanimous vote from selectmen Thursday night. The amendment changes the requirement for bid notifications to be posted in two […]
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Dixfield Planning Board, Patriot Renewables employee discuss ordinance sound limits
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board held a special workshop Thursday evening with Patriot Renewables project coordinator Tom Carroll to discuss the sound-level limits for the town’s wind energy facility ordinance. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials five years ago about constructing wind turbines on Col. Holman Mountain ridge. The town’s original ordinance passed […]
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Minot rec field to be finished soon
MINOT — Selectmen learned Monday night that the Recreation Committee can complete work on the Minot Community Park’s final multipurpose field this month. Committee representative Candace Gilpatric told the board the field is ready to be hydroseeded and she received authorization to get three quotes for the work. When she receives the quotes, Town Administrator […]
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Judicial settlement to decide New Gloucester bookkeeper’s job
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen Laura Sturgis and Steven Libby will accompany Town Manager Paul First to the Cumberland County courthouse on Wednesday for a closed-door judicial settlement conference on the Sandra Sacco lawsuit against the town of New Gloucester. Maine Municipal Association appointed an attorney to the case to represent the town using insurance. Sacco, […]
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Roxbury officials get advice on engineering projects
ROXBURY — Town officials met Friday morning with a Maine Municipal Association representative for guidance on replacing a bridge deck, building a sand and salt shed, repairing a support wall and installing three dry hydrants. The workshop on engineering those projects was attended by Selectmen Timothy Derouche and Rodney “Bing” Cross, and Renee Hodsdon, deputy […]
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Paris selectmen moving forward on acquiring Fox School
PARIS — The town is moving forward with reacquiring Mildred M. Fox School from School Administrative District 17 after an employee with the Maine Municipal Association inspected the building for insurance purposes last week. According to Paris Town Manager Amy Bernard, John Waterbury of MMA Risk Management toured the two-story facility at 10 East Main […]