HARTFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night opened bids on the 1978 International Harvester tractor with attachments and awarded the machinery to McNeil Farm Inc. There were seven offers, ranging from $403 to $3,500. David Bowman had the winning bid for the chipper. The Road Committee reported it had looked at Thompson Lane and Farrand Hill […]
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Wedding barn developer says he’ll cut back on parking spaces
NORWAY — A Portland man constructing a wedding barn on a rural private road has pledged to drastically reduce the number of parking spaces at the site in response to neighbors’ concerns about traffic. Portland-based business owner Anthony Fratianne said Monday that he will reduce the number of on-site parking spots at Granite Ridge Estate […]
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Norway board holding hearing on wedding center development
NORWAY — Residents are asking the Planning Board to reject an application by Anthony Fratianne to use a barn in a residential neighborhood on Delano Drive for weddings and other functions. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in the Town Office on Danforth Street. Fratianne, a Portland-based lawyer, submitted a […]
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Lewiston shuts down off-road park; business permits needed
LEWISTON — Off-road park owner Don Arel said he was a little surprised this weekend when he got a letter from the city telling him to shut down. “I don’t really know what shut down means,” Arel said. “I don’t have front doors to close or employees to send home.” What he has is All […]
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Residents appointed to Livermore Falls boards
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen appointed three residents Tuesday to four town boards, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Wednesday. Meredith Carver was appointed to a two-year term on the Planning Board. Her sister Melissa Crocker was appointed to a three-year term on the same board, Flagg said. Norman Brown was re-appointed to a three-year term on […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway Planning Board tables smoke-shop request
NORWAY — The Planning Board delayed a decision Thursday evening to grant permission for a tobacco retail store at the marina building until they are sure there is adequate parking. Kyle Mayberry of Norway met with the board to review plans for a “tobacco and general merchandise” store that he described as more of a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway Planning Board considers site walk of cottage
NORWAY — The Planning Board will make a site visit to Norway Lake after the new year to see if it’s possible to move a cottage in order to possibly rebuild it. Gary Crowell, who represented the owners of a house at 23 Dinsmore Way — Erick Bourbon and Pamela Booden — met with the […]
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Dog boarding kennel proposed to Planning Board
PARIS — A planned dog boarding kennel on Paris Hill Road is drawing fire from neighbors worried about the noise, waste and environmental impact of the proposal. Carl and Sharon Nightingale submitted a site plan for the small kennel on their property at 234 Paris Hill Road to the Planning Board last month. At its […]
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Mexico selectmen appoint Recall Ordinance Committee
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to appoint seven residents to the Recall Ordinance Committee. They are Albert Aniel, Lisa Arsenault, Aaron Cummings, Amanda Hamner, Marie Naples, Marjorie Richard and Clifford Stuart. Board of Selectmen Chairman Richie Philbrick and Selectman Byron Ouellette will also serve on the committee, with Town Manager John […]
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Mexico voters approve mobile home ordinance amendments
MEXICO — Residents voted 254-65 Tuesday to approve an amended version of the town’s mobile home park and mobile home ordinance, Town Clerk Penny Duguay said. The ordinance was the only local question on the ballot, Duguay said. It added a number of changes that would “give the ordinance some teeth” and provide stricter conditions, according […]