OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen are still eyeing a November installation for the electronic message board they approved in September, according to Selectman Rick Micklon at Wednesday evening’s meeting. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said Wednesday that she spoke with an employee at NeoKraft Signs in Lewiston who said there was no exact timeline for installing […]
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Otisfield selectmen seek new business to handle recyclables
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Wednesday evening to look into finding a new business to handle the town’s recyclables. Chairman Hal Ferguson said selectmen decided to “reach out to someone other than who we’ve been dealing with.” “We have many people unhappy with what we have at the transfer station right now,” he […]
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Otisfield school board member resigns
OTISFIELD — Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said town officials are looking for a new school board representative to succeed Dave McVety, who submitted his resignation at the Oct. 18 selectmen meeting. During the meeting, McVety said he resigned because he is a substitute teacher with School Administrative District 17. “Now that I’m substitute teaching, it […]
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Otisfield woman receives Boston Post Cane
Betty Goss, 93, is presented with the Boston Post Cane by Otisfield Selectman Lenny Adler, a longtime friend, during Wednesday evening’s selectmen meeting. Adler said the cane is given to the oldest resident in town. Goss spent the first 15 minutes of the board meeting chatting and taking pictures with family and friends. Betty Goss, […]
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Otisfield board considers new stoves for community hall
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Wednesday evening to look into purchasing new stoves for the Otisfield Community Hall at 292 Route 121. Selectman Rick Micklon said the kitchen stoves are beginning to fail and he recommended replacing them. “The top burner on one of the stoves is broken, and in that same stove, […]
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Otisfield board signs cable TV ordinance
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has signed a cable TV ordinance that will allow Spectrum cable company to provide service to 80 to 90 percent of the town. Chairman Hal Ferguson said Monday that a public hearing was held prior to the board’s vote on a cable service ordinance Wednesday, as required by state […]
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Otisfield voting on cable service ordinance
OTISFIELD — Residents will vote Wednesday on whether to approve an ordinance that would allow Spectrum cable company to provide service to 80 to 90 percent of the town. The vote will follow a public hearing at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said at the board’s Sept. […]
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Otisfield board signs deal with Spectrum
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday evening to sign a franchise agreement with Spectrum to bring cable to “80 to 90 percent of the town’s roads and residents,” Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said. Pastore said Spectrum made an offer and and “we’ve been following the steps to get them to come in. “They’re […]
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Otisfield board to hear latest on Town Office sign
OTISFIELD — Selectmen on Wednesday will receive an update on buying an outside electronic message board for the Town Office on Route 121. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Townspeople in June authorized using up to $25,000 from the timber reserve account to buy and install an […]
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Otisfield selectmen accept bid for waste disposal
OTISFIELD — Selectmen have accepted a bid from Pine Tree Waste to handle the town’s solid waste disposal, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said Monday. Pastore said that of the two companies that submitted bids, Pine Tree Waste had the low bid of $70 a ton and $350 to haul a load of solid waste to the Mid-Maine Waste […]