NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen took no action following a late-night executive session Monday to consider disciplinary action against Town Manager Sumner Field III, who is retiring Jan. 2. Selectman Josh McHenry made the motion to enter the closed session. Chairman Steve Libby and Nat Berry IV walked out before it ended, they said Thursday. “We […]
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7th annual Pink in the Rink raises $2,500 for breast cancer research
The Portland Pirates held the 7th annual Pink in the Rink event, presented by Central Maine Medical Center, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Oct. 19. The event raised $2,500 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Breast cancer survivors who were honored in a pre-game on-ice ceremony, from left to right, were Carlene Sperry of […]
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Residents ask for resignations; board votes for recall committee
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Monday night to form a recall ordinance committee, after residents asked for the resignation of three selectmen and an administrative leave for the town manager. For two hours, more than 30 residents spoke about the events that followed the board’s late-night executive session Nov. 4, which […]
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Legion Auxiliary craft fair AUBURN — American Legion Post 31 Ladies Auxiliary will hold a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Post, 426 Washington Street North. For more information, contact Nancy Ward at 240-5827. Crafts, raffles at Auburn Middle School AUBURN — On Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 […]
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Area students enroll at Colby College
WATERVILLE — Area students enrolled at Colby College this fall. Before classes began, each student took part in an orientation that included an introduction to Colby’s rigorous academics, rich cultural life and community involvement opportunities as well as a three-day outdoor excursion. Alyssa S. Andrews of Norway is a graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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New Gloucester ambulance service off to smooth start
NEW GLOUCESTER — The town’s ambulance transport service is off to a good start, officials said. Deputy Rescue Chief Mary Rich said Monday that since the service was launched Nov. 18 they have responded to calls, including two for transport and one for mutual aid. Fire/Rescue Chief Gary Sacco said the town hired three per […]
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64 apply for town manager position
NEW GLOUCESTER — Sixty-four people from 22 states and four countries have applied for the town manager position. “It’s a great response,” selectmen Chairman Steve Libby said. Maine Municipal Association launched the search Oct. 16 on behalf of selectmen at at cost of $4,900. Libby said last week that the next step is a meeting […]
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New Gloucester bookkeeper resigns, cites ‘hostile work environment’
NEW GLOUCESTER — The town’s bookkeeper submitted her resignation Monday, citing a hostile work environment after selectmen cut her hours in half two weeks ago and the town manager put her on probation for 60 days Monday. Sandra Sacco, a 25-year employee of the town, said when she returned to work Monday after a two-week […]