NEWRY — Everyone has outdoor recreation. Everyone says they’re unique. As a business, you need to find your niche, what makes you “you” — and then go get ’em. Marketing guru Roger Brooks opened the keynote at the annual Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism on Tuesday with humor and endless advice to a crowd of […]
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Newry residents approve bond for Sunday River Road paving
NEWRY — Residents voted Tuesday at the annual town meeting to authorize the Board of Selectmen to issue a bond not to exceed $850,000 to pave Sunday River Road from Monkey Brook Road. Earlier in the meeting, residents voted to allow selectmen to take $150,000 from the capital improvement account to pave a section of […]
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Newry voters approve $10,000 for transit service
NEWRY — Residents voted at Tuesday evening’s annual town meeting to raise and appropriate $10,000 for the Mountain Explorer public transportation program. The free service based in Bethel that takes people to Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry and restaurants in the area. Town Administrator Amy Bernard told voters that at the 2015 annual town […]
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Newry voters electing officers, deciding a budget
NEWRY — Residents will vote on a $763,000 municipal budget at their annual town meeting Tuesday, March 8. The meeting will kick off at 7 p.m. at the Bear River Grange Hall, and will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6 p.m. Election of a moderator, a selectman/assessor/overseer of the poor, and a School […]
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Newry to vote on stopping SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Residents will vote in June whether to stop the process of withdrawing from School Administrative District 44, Town Administrator Amy Bernard said Wednesday. She said the Board of Selectmen was advised to put the question before residents as a secret ballot, rather than at their annual town meeting in March. Selectmen decided to […]
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SAD 44 withdrawal, security system on Newry agenda
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss drafting a letter to School Administrative District 44 directors about possibly stopping the process of leaving the district. The board will meet at 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Town Office. Residents voted in September 2014 to authorize the Withdrawal Committee to appropriate $50,000 from […]
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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 […]
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Newry board to officially appoint new Town Administrator
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen will officially appoint Amy Bernard as town administrator at its meeting Tuesday. Town Administrator Loretta Powers said Bernard will be appointed tax collector, treasurer, town clerk and registrar of voters at the meeting. Bernard, who has served as town manager of Paris for the past three years, and served […]
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Nomination papers available for Newry offices
NEWRY — One resident has taken out nomination papers for selectman, but no one has stepped forward to get papers for SAD 44 director. A town employee said Board of Selectmen Chairman Gary Wight took out papers for a three-year term. His term ends in March 2016. Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott said prospective candidates […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]