OTISFIELD — A nearly 200-year-old town pound on Bell Hill Road may become one of only 46 known pounds left in Maine to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Otisfield Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Old Town House, 53 Bell Hill Road, for a […]
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Otisfield residents to vote on recycling corporation
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will ask voters Nov. 8 if they wish to terminate an agreement with Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. for recycling services and to dissolve the corporation. Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said a two-thirds vote will be necessary. In July, Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. took the first […]
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Former Otisfield students holding ‘school bus reunion’
OTISFIELD — A group of former Otisfield Elementary School students who rode the school bus together from 1960 to 1980 are planning a reunion. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Otisfield Community Hall in East Otisfield, according to the Rev. Genise Stern of East Otisfield Free […]
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Otisfield selectmen raise mill rate
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen raised the mill rate Wednesday night from $12.90 to $13.40 per $1,000 of valuation. “We’re pretty happy. It’s a lot less than last year,” said Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson Thursday on the amount of the increase. Ferguson said the increase was due to “everything becoming more expensive,” including the increases […]
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Big turnout for Otisfield business showcase
OTISFIELD — The town’s showcase of residential businesses has been deemed a success, according to town officials. “We had a great turnout for the showcase,” said Town Clerk Sharon Matthews of the event that took place on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Otisfield Community Hall. Matthews said a large number of businesses, including those specializing […]
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Otisfield board told of economic development assistance
OTISFIELD — Mia Purcell from the Western Maine Economic Development Council advised selectmen Wednesday evening that the agency can help the town and local businesses. Purcell said that while there is no business in Otisfield that has financing through the council, the resource is available. Since July 2015, the agency has helped 21 Oxford County […]
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Otisfield sponsoring business showcase
OTISFIELD — Town Clerk Sharon Matthews wants her townspeople talent to shine. On Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the doors of the Otisfield Community Hall, 292 State Route 121, will be opened for a resident business showcase to show off local businesses that are located within town. “It is open to the […]
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Bids requested for Pleasant Lake dam repairs
CASCO — Voters in Casco and Otisfield are expected to vote in June on spending between $400,000 and $500,000 to repair the Pleasant Lake dam in Casco. The Casco town meeting will be held Wednesday, June 15; Otisfield will meet Saturday, June 25. Each town would be responsible for half of the costs of the […]
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OTISFIELD — Wedding plans are on hold while the Planning Board continues its deliberations next month into the application of a Gore Road resident to turn part of the historic 1840 Linnell Farm into a wedding barn. Planning Board Chairman Karen Turino said the board will continue its deliberation of the plan’s adherence to the ordinance’s […]
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Otisfield board seeks advice on hydrant spending
OTISFIELD — Selectmen decided Wednesday night to get a second legal opinion on whether public funds can be used to maintain a dry hydrant at the privately owned Silvaqua Homeowners Association. Selectman Rick Micklon said the board wants an opinion from the town’s attorney. If the attorney agrees with the opinion offered by a Maine […]