NORWAY — Can the town call a pot grower registered under the Maine Medical Use Marijuana Program a business under Norway’s Site Plan Ordinance? That’s the question town officials are grappling with after discovering there is a legal growing business in a local home. “If it’s a home business, why is it not treated like […]
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Vote passes to review Gateway Park bid
LEWISTON — The Finance Committee suspended a rule in order to allow a lone bidder to pursue a contract for improvements to Simard-Payne Memorial Park, provided that they lower the cost. The bid, submitted by J. Pratt Construction of Hebron, was initially rejected by the Finance Committee in September, citing a rule requiring more than […]
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Board of Selectmen, Planning Board schedule follow-up meeting on junkyard permit
PERU — The Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board agreed during Monday evening’s selectmen meeting to meet at 5 p.m. Oct. 14 to discuss whether or not to renew a junkyard permit for JC Demolition. During the Sept. 23 selectmen meeting, the board initially voted to table the application until meeting with the Planning […]
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Selectmen vote for Planning Board to draft recall ordinance
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Tuesday evening to ask the Planning Board to draft a recall ordinance for the town. Selectman Reggie Arsenault was the lone dissenter, while Selectman Peter Merrill abstained from voting because he arrived after the discussion was held. During an Aug. 29 Planning Board meeting, resident Albert Aniel […]
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Resident puts unfounded rumor to rest
PHILLIPS — One Phillips resident said he wanted to put to rest a rumor that has circulated around town and beyond without any credible sources. John Foss, who recently volunteered to serve on the RSU 58 school board, told selectmen and the town manager Tuesday night about his frustrations with people who spread half-truths and […]
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Councilors confident about Pierce Street housing project
LEWISTON — Councilors said they hoped a public housing project proposed for downtown lots where apartment buildings burned on May 3 would make the area better. Volunteers of America Northern New England would bring meals, counseling and financial education to public spaces at their proposed Pierce Place development, Vice President of Business Development Julia Wilcock […]
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Board of Selectmen elects Planning Board alternate
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday night to elect Norman Mitchell to the Planning Board as an alternate member . Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said Tuesday afternoon that the board voted by secret ballot, choosing Mitchell over another candidate. The opening on the board came after Cindy Lou Paine stepped down as […]
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Norway panel approves thrift store renovations
NORWAY — The Planning Board unanimously approved a building permit for Responsible Pet Care to renovate a portion of its Pawsibilities Thrift Shoppe and add a restroom. Shirley Boyce, president of the organization, told the Planning Board on Thursday night that with the discontinuance of the adjacent pet shelter building, which had a restroom, one […]
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Sumner voters asked to OK budget hike, subdivision ordinance
SUMNER — Voters will be asked to approve a $768,468 municipal budget, including an increase in the winter roads and roads and bridges account, and amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance when annual town meeting gets underway Tuesday, Aug. 11. Action on the 40-article warrant starts at 7 p.m. in Hartford-Sumner Elementary School at 145 Main […]