SABATTUS — At the selectmen’s bi-monthly meeting Tuesday evening, the board voted 2-1 to set the mill rate at $17.90 for the 2016 fiscal year. This is a 10-cent increase from the mill rate for fiscal year 2015 and equates to a $10 tax increase for a property valued at $100,000. Selectman Michelle Ames initially […]
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Kidney transplant ‘went perfect’
SABATTUS — After undergoing a successful kidney transplant, donor Kathy Pare said she’ll be ready to drive her bus when school opens Sept. 2. “Everything went fantastic,” she said. As soon as recipient Mike Blais woke up from surgery on July 21, he said he was feeling better. “It went perfect,” Blais said. “I could […]
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RSU 4 budget goes to referendum vote
WALES — Superintendent Jim Hodgkin presented a revised Regional School Unit 4 budget of $18,564,945, reduced $51,000 from the budget rejected last month, to approximately 44 voters at the town meeting Wednesday evening. Hodgkin opened the meeting with a short presentation explaining how the reduced budget had been configured and expressed his satisfaction in the […]
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Reduced RSU 4 budget up for vote
SABATTUS ? The budget approved by Regional School Unit 4’s community members at last month’s budget meeting has not been adopted, and since then, two significant changes have taken place. The school board reduced the budget by $51,000 and the passage of the state budget will result in the district getting an additional $176,000 in […]
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Sabattus town manager attends final meeting
SABATTUS — On Tuesday evening, Town Manager Andrew Gilmore facilitated his final meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Gilmore’s last day in office will be Thursday, July 23. The board members presented Gilmore with a desk clock containing an engraved message of thanks for his service to the town of Sabattus. Selectmen Chairman Mark Duquette […]
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Sabattus town manager resigns
SABATTUS — Town Manager Andrew Gilmore announced his resignation at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday evening. Gilmore is moving to Raleigh, N.C., where his wife has accepted a nursing position. His last day is Friday, July 24. In his resignation letter, he said he is saddened to leave a community he has grown to […]
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Three deny drug charges in Sabattus pot bust
AUBURN — Two Sabattus women and a man charged in a family pot-growing operation denied related charges Thursday. David Bizier, 51, pleaded not guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to aggravated trafficking of a scheduled drug, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He also was charged with criminal forfeiture of $6,000 […]
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Locals awarded for volunteerism
AUBURN — Jane Wheeler almost seems astonished that somebody would give her an award. The Leeds woman has been volunteering a long time to help the local elderly and the community at large, but an award? Really? “I do what I do,” Wheeler said, “because I love to do it. The most important thing is […]
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Sabattus residents urged to attend budget meeting
SABATTUS — Selectmen on Tuesday evening urged residents to attend the Regional School Unit 4 budget meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Oak Hill High School. Selectman Jeff Baril said voters will have an opportunity to express their opinions on the $18.82 million proposal. Sixty-five percent of local taxes go toward education costs, […]