OTISFIELD — Holy Week events have been announced at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church. Members will celebrate a traditional Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 1. The church. will host a Maundy Thursday service by sharing a Messianic Passover Seder Supper at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5. Seating is limited to 45; […]
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Cell tower opponents hope to hire lawyer, appeal to Superior Court
OTISFIELD — A Cobb Hill Road homeowner who challenged the Planning Board’s granting of a permit to U.S. Cellular to construct a communications tower on Scribner Hill Road said Wednesday that he and others are raising funds to hire an attorney to appeal the decision to the Maine Superior Court. The Zoning Board of Appeals […]
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Otisfield board denies cellphone tower appeal
OTISFIELD — The Board of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously voted to deny an appeal of the Planning Board’s decision to approve a permit to construct a communications tower on Scribner Hill. The decision followed 90 minutes of fact-finding and discussion. “It was difficult, but I feel we made the right decision,” appeals board member Anne […]
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Decision on cellphone tower appeal expected Tuesday
OTISFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals is set to vote Tuesday on whether the Planning Board misinterpreted a town ordinance when it approved a permit for a cellphone tower on Scribner Hill. The appeals board will meet March 20 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Otisfield Community Hall on Route 121. There will be […]
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M. Delehanty: It is only a cell tower
Yikes, and here I thought a cellphone tower was going up on “the hill.” After reading the letter to the editor from Michael Everding (March 13) about “plummeting” property values, “devastating” impact on homeowners and “living under the shadow of such a monstrosity,” I must have misunderstood what was going up. Sounds like something on […]
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Gray man injured in float plane crash on ice-covered Otisfield lake
OTISFIELD — A 65-year-old man suffered chest and leg injuries Saturday afternoon when his single-engine plane crashed into the ice on Pleasant Lake in Otisfield, police said. James Schaff of Gray was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where he was being treated, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. “Schaff’s […]
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Norway man sentenced for burglary spree
PARIS — A Norway man who admitted to being the driver in a series of burglaries last year was sentenced to five years in jail with all but one year suspended Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Christopher Corriveau, 24, of 16 Cottage St., pleaded guilty to 19 counts of burglary, but his sentencing had […]
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M. Everding: Kill the tower
Recently, the Otisfield Planning Board granted U.S. Cellular a permit to build a 180-foot cell tower in the middle of one of Otisfield’s most heavily populated residential neighborhoods. If that decision is not reversed by the Appeals Board, then the market value of the residences in the immediate area of the proposed tower will undoubtedly […]
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Otisfield board hears objections to cell tower permit
OTISFIELD — The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet March 20 to vote on an appeal filed by an local resident who contends the Planning Board erred in approving a permit for a telecommunications tower off Scribner Hill Road. At a meeting Tuesday night, the appeals board heard more than three hours of testimony on […]
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Commercial travelers MECHANIC FALLS — Twin City Council 160 of the United Commercial Travelers of America will meet on Saturday, March 10, at Bucknam Oaks, at 5 p.m. Installation of officers for the ensuing year will be held. A potluck supper will follow the meeting. All members and guests are welcome to attend. St. Patrick’s […]