MINOT — Selectmen on Monday voted to delegate enforcement of junkyard and auto graveyard laws to Code Enforcement Officer Ken Pratt. The action followed the board’s April discussion concerning numerous properties that appear to be in violation of state law regarding junkyards. At that time, the board asked Town Administrator Arlan Saunders to contact the […]
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Monday morning fire destroys workshop in Minot
MINOT — A family business went up in flames Monday but firefighters from surrounding communities kept them from spreading to the nearby home. There were no injuries. Just before 10:30 a.m., fire crews from Minot, Mechanic Falls, Hebron, Buckfield and Auburn responded to a structure fire at Solutions by Design, a woodworking shop at 69 […]
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Minot man to serve 13 months for stealing from disabled brother
AUGUSTA — A Minot man is facing 13 months in jail after pleading guilty to charges that he stole money that rightfully belonged to his disabled brother. Fifty-two-year-old John Look of Minot became the legal guardian of his brother in 2008 after the death of their mother. The brother suffered a brain injury in a […]
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Richard A. Treadwell
1938 – 2015 NORWAY — Richard A. Treadwell, 76, of Oxford, passed away Monday, May 4, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. He was born in Minot, on Oct. 8, 1938, a son of Cecil and Florence (Hesketh) Treadwell and was educated in Minot schools. He married Beverly Noyes on Sept. 6, 1958. She died […]
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Final specs for Minot stations reviewed
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday went over fire Chief Dean Campbell’s specifications for the additions to the the Orchard and Central fire stations. Campbell said he intended to ask for design and build bids for both projects. They are an 18-by-60-foot bay for rescue at the Central Fire Station and a 20-by-46-foot addition, primarily for […]
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Minot to obtain bids for fire station work
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday agreed that renovations to the two major fire stations must go through a formal bid process. At a March town meeting voters approved $180,000 for construction of a 20-by-40-foot addition at Orchard Fire Station and an 18-by-60-foot addition at Central Fire Station. Since then, fire Chief Dean Campbell has been […]
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Proposed school budget would raise property taxes in three towns
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 committee Monday agreed to take a proposed $20.6 million budget to voters in Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland this month. Informational meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls; 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Poland Community School; and 6 […]
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Frost is RSU 16 March Student of the Month
MECHANIC FALLS — The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland has announced its March RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Whitney Frost. Frost, a senior at Poland Regional High School, is described as a student who leads with a giving spirit, one who gives of herself and her talents without hesitation. […]
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RSU 16 Adult Education offering April, May enrichment classes
MECHANIC FALLS — RSU 16 Adult Education has announces upcoming classes. Registration may be completed online at http://mechanicfalls.maineadulted.org, in person at 129 Elm St., or by mail at PO Box 129, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. Adult Ed also offers career planning, college preparation, computer classes, diploma classes and HiSET testing anytime. Call 345-3217 to learn […]
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Korean War commemorative book available to veterans
MECHANIC FALLS — A Korean War 60th anniversary commemorative book is available for any veteran who fought on land in the Korean War who lives in Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland and nearby areas. To receive this book, you must have a DD214 with a U.S. or U.N. Korean Metal on it. For more information, call […]