FARMINGTON — The Planning Board voted Monday night to approve two site plan review applications for the Tire Warehouse and Tuck’s Ale House, planning assistant Cindy Gelinas said Tuesday. Monro Muffler Brake Inc. plans to renovate the former Rite Aid building at 131 Wilton Road into a Tire Warehouse. The company has locations throughout New […]
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Andover businessman responds to code officer’s statements
ANDOVER — Local businessman and former Andover municipal officer Brian Mills gave selectmen handouts and rebuttals Tuesday night regarding previous statements made about him at a board meeting that was published in the Sun Journal. Mills rebutted comments made about him on June 23 by Code Enforcement Officer Robert Folsom Sr. He also said he wants […]
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Canton board to start July 9 meeting with executive session
CANTON — Selectmen will conduct an executive session on a legal matter at the start of their regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9, in the Town Office. Among the new business items on the agenda is Fire Chief Shane Gallant. He is expected to ask about buying a firetruck with money from the […]
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Selectmen withhold vote to eliminate some parking on Main Street
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday to withhold a vote to eliminate parking on a section of Main Street until it could determine whether the Department of Transportation would agree to lessen the restriction. The DOT restriction also calls for right-turn-only traffic from Pikes Hill onto Main Street. The state mandated the […]
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Oxford selectmen approve pump station bid
OXFORD — Selectmen unanimously awarded a $6,500 bid to a South Portland company to install sewer piping at the north end pump station Thursday evening. The bid from Ferguson Waterworks was the lowest of three the town received for the work, which is slated to replace the deteriorating infrastructure at the current station between Applebee’s and […]
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Dixfield voters adopt original wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — After three years of meetings and votes, residents narrowly voted to repeal the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance and replace it with the Planning Board’s original draft. Ballot Warden Theresa Hemingway said Wednesday evening the vote was 377-372. It was the third vote in three years on the ordinance. In November 2012, voters approved […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m.,Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Sharon: Jim Ditzler Memorial Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., public hearing on updated Internet Safety policy Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 p.m., Municipal Building Salem Township: SAD 58 Board of Directors, 7 p.m., […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C.N. Brown Way River […]
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Dixfield selectmen OK contract for town manager
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved a three-year contract for Town Manager Carlo Puiia and officially signed papers for two Planning Board members. “I’ve been here 11 months to date, and while we met at a prior session to negotiate, (Monday) night, the selectmen voted to approve the three-year contract,” Puiia said […]
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Dixfield voters to discuss amended wind ordinance draft at May 7 public hearing
DIXFIELD — For the third time in three years, residents Thursday will discuss whether to approve a revised Wind Energy Facility Ordinance and repeal the prior ordinance. The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. May 7 in the community room of Dirigo High School. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials three […]