NEW GLOUCESTER — School Administrative District 15 Superintendent Bruce Beasley updated selectmen Monday on the schedule for voting on the 2016-17 budget. The school board will vote on it May 4 and district residents on May 26. The validation referendum is set for June 14. The budget is $24.51 million, an increase of $496,991, or […]
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New Gloucester gets grant for fairgrounds
NEW GLOUCESTER — Grants to pay for improvements to the New Gloucester Fairgrounds and renovate the town library were among topics at Monday night’s selectmen meeting. The town was recently awarded $55,000 through a land and water conservation grant from the state to improve the 31-acre former trotters park. The property is off on Bald […]
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Falling limb injures Buxton man clearing trees in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — A Buxton man was injured during a logging mishap Friday in when a tree fell on his head. A spokeswoman at New Gloucester Fire and Rescue said the 24-year-old man, whom she declined to identify, had been wearing a hard hat and was conscious. Rescue crews responded at 8:15 a.m. to a […]
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New Gloucester library gets $40,000 King grant
NEW GLOUCESTER — The town library has received a $40,000 grant from the Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation to replace the roof and make other repairs, according to a library statement Wednesday. Librarian Suzan Hawkins said in the statement, “Receiving this grant will allow us to immediately address the roof issue and other concerns, helping […]
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Shirley Donovan
1929 – 2016 NEW GLOUCESTER — Shirley Haskell Donovan, 86, of New Gloucester passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8. Shirley was born in West Baldwin, the oldest of five children born to Emma and Shailer Haskell. She graduated from New Gloucester High School in 1948. On Dec. 4, 1949, she married Leonard Donovan and […]
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Two vehicles in Route 100 crash in New Gloucester
The New Gloucester Fire Department is advising motorist to be careful on Route 100. They are reporting a two-vehicle crash just before noon Thursday. Emergency personnel are on the scene. This story will be updated.
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John C. Purcell Jr.
NEW GLOUCESTER — John C. Purcell Jr., 87, of New Gloucester passed away in Lewiston on Monday, Feb. 29, after a brief illness. A native of Boston, John returned from serving his country in post-war Germany, graduated from Boston University and became an industrial chemist. During his career, he operated laboratories for Randy Footwear of […]
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Animals perish in New Gloucester fire
NEW GLOUCESTER — An unknown number of animals died Monday afternoon in a mobile home fire at 36 Moose Ridge Road, Fire Department Capt. Scott Doyle said in a news release. No humans were injured, he said. The identity of the homeowner was not available Monday night and the cause of the fire […]
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New Gloucester Board of Appeals denies Dollar General Route 100 variance
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Board of Appeals on Wednesday denied Dollar General Corp. a variance to the zoning ordinance for its planned retail store at 1119 Lewiston Road in Upper Gloucester village. The 9,000-square-foot building would sit on a 1.4-acre lot. The corporation, represented by New Gloucester DG LLC, asked that it be allowed to have […]