LIVERMORE — Fire Chief Donald Castonguay told selectpersons Monday that Grimaldi Concrete plans to work next week at the fire station and Town Office complex. The pavement in front of the fire station doors is sagging due to the weight of the trucks going in and out, he said. When it rains hard, water pools […]
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Livermore board OKs cameras at town beaches
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons agreed Monday night to install surveillance cameras at town beaches on Round Pond and Brettuns Pond to address littering and loitering issues. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Game Warden Harry Wiegman has stepped up patrols in the area and installed a camera at the boat launch on Brettuns Pond. He’s working on getting […]
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Dead cat. Feces. Needles. Livermore officials consider closing beaches
LIVERMORE — Reports of a dead cat, bags of human feces, dirty diapers and used needles at Round Pond and Brettuns Pond beaches have selectmen considering closing them. “Our beaches are a mess,” Highway Department Foreman Roger Ferland told the board Monday night. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said highway crew member Dan Boothby found a […]
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Parking on Keith Street in Livermore to be one side only
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons on Tuesday night agreed to post no parking signs on one side of Keith Street. A “Carry In/Carry Out” sign will also be put back at the portable toilets at the public beach at Brettuns Pond. Keith Street resident Ben Guild told the board about issues he and others living on the road […]
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Shackley Hill Road rock removal requires extra time, effort
LIVERMORE — It took a large excavator, a jackhammer, at least one dump truck and 12½ hours of overtime to dig out, break up and haul off a large rock that’s been an issue on Shackley Hill Road since the early 1970s. Earlier this month, John Castonguay loaned the town road crew his excavator to […]
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Tell town officials — not Facebook — about road conditions
LIVERMORE — If residents have a problem with roads during or following a snowstorm, they are much better off calling their public works department instead of complaining to Facebook. On Friday, before all of the pre-Thanksgiving Day snowstorm was completely cleared, a number of people in Livermore posted complaints and nasty comments on their personal […]
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Livermore residents can call animal control officer directly
LIVERMORE — Residents are back to direct calls to contact the town’s new animal control officer if they have an animal-related issue, town Administrative Assistant Renda Guild said Wednesday. The Board of Selectpersons entered into a contract with Rich Burton of Maine Animal Damage Control of Lewiston in April. Burton’s number is 212-0437, she said. […]
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Foreman says people still plowing snow across roads in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Highway foreman Roger Ferland reported to selectpersons Monday that many residents are still plowing snow across the roads, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said. “Not only is this illegal, it is dangerous and can damage town equipment,” he said. Ferland reported he hit a massive snow pile recently and broke the plow wing. Plowing […]