CHESTERVILLE — Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a house at 197 Sanborn Hill Road on Thursday night, leaving the owner homeless. Gary Welch was not home when the fire was discovered, his cousin Matt Welch, a town selectman, said Friday. Matt said while he was at a selectmen meeting he received a call from Gary’s son, […]
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Chesterville foreman questioned about equipment
CHESTERVILLE — Selectman Edward Hastings IV chastised highway foreman Mike Cote at Thursday night’s board meeting for uninspected town equipment and a wrong registration plate on a trailer. “Your position as highway foreman likely may be in question,” Hastings read from a letter he gave Cote before the meeting and which was read during an […]
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Liquor sales, land ordinance topics at Chesterville hearing
CHESTERVILLE — Residents at Thursday night’s public hearing generally supported articles on liquor sales and land use ordinance changes added to the March 12 annual town meeting warrant. Tiffany Estabrook, acting chairwoman of the Board of Selectman, said adopting laws on liquor sales in town would be the first step to cover all the bases […]
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Chesterville board considers transfer station fee
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday considered implementing a fee for demolition debris at the transfer station. “People are coming in week after week,” Selectman Edward Hastings IV said Thursday. “It’s gone beyond what was expected. Two roll-offs per week are being filled. It may be time to charge or limit it to one load per […]
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Working environment in Chesterville addressed
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen have issued a letter telling residents to bring their concerns about town employees to the board. The letter was read at last week’s board meeting after an executive session with Town Clerk Pamela Griswold and Treasurer Erin Norton. The letter indicated that employees complained members of the public were harassing them about […]
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Chesterville going for local food ordinance
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen agreed Thursday night to appoint a special committee to review an ordinance that would allow residents to sell food they’ve grown, produced or processed directly to consumers. Budget Committee member Kim Lessard asked the board to consider enacting a Food Sovereignty Ordinance, now that Gov. Paul LePage has signed a law giving […]
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Chesterville board elects officers, extends appointments
CHESTERVILLE — The Board of Selectmen has elected officers, extended some employee appointments and implemented changes for board meetings. Tyler Jenness was elected chairman and Tiffany Estabrook was elected vice chairman at Thursday evening’s meeting. The board voted 4-1 to extend the appointments of some officers whose appointments expired March 30. Jenness and fellow Selectmen […]
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Chesterville computer issue less severe than thought
CHESTERVILLE — Board of Selectmen Chairman Guy Iverson announced at Thursday night’s meeting that an inspection of one town computer revealed no town files are missing. “That’s a very good thing,” he said. On Jan. 20 it appeared some files were missing, prompting officials to have API, an internet technology company in Gardiner, inspect the computer. […]
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Chesterville payments made prior to voter approval
CHESTERVILLE — A special town meeting last week to approve money for IRS penalties related to payroll taxes apparently wasn’t necessary because the payments had already been made, officials said. “Anne Lambert informed us we had already paid the bill,” Selectman Matt Welch said Saturday. “When I said ‘no, we haven’t paid it,’ she showed the warrant […]
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Elections set for Monday
CHESTERVILLE — Voters will elect town officers from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Town Office. Running for two three-year positions on the Board of Selectmen are David Archer, Patricia Hastings, Tiffany Estabrook and Matt Welch. Running for the one-year term are Matt Lord, Anne Lambert and Bob Clough. Chairman of the […]