FARMINGTON — Eight properties the town foreclosed on as of Sept. 27 for unpaid taxes or sewer fees will be put out to bid. Selectmen Andy Buckland, Mike Fogg and board Chairman Joshua Bell made the decision Tuesday night, Town Manager Richard Davis said. Selectman Matt Smith abstained from voting because he may submit bids […]
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Earth Day advice: Don’t use the toilet as a trash can
LEWISTON — Happy Earth Day! In the spirit of preserving Mother Earth, we turned to a local expert on what we all can do at home to help our environment. Earth Day lesson from Clayton “Mac” Richardson: Don’t use your toilet as a trash can. “The only thing that should go in the toilet is […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, executive session, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Buckfield: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: […]
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Auburn Sewer district offers video glimpses into homeowner’s pipes
AUBURN — Davis Avenue residents who are wondering what’s going on in the sewer line can find out free of charge. The Auburn Sewer District is offering staff time and the use of a $10,000 video camera to let residents on the street inspect the integrity of their sewer lines. “Most people don’t have an […]
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Jay to put tax-acquired property out to bid after title search
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to have title searches done on two tax-acquired properties and, if they come back clean, to put the properties out to bid. The board put a minimum bid of $15,000 on a house and 0.18 of an acre at 425 Old Jay Hill Road. The town values the property at […]
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Lewiston city staff braces for tough audit of storm sewer system
LEWISTON — The city staff is bracing for a tough audit in April that will judge how well they’ve done keeping storm runoff and city sewer overflows out of the city’s streams and the Androscoggin River. Public Works Director David Jones warned councilors Tuesday that the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Federal Environmental […]
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Paris selectmen opt to lay new sewer lines, waterlines for Police Department
PARIS — Foreigner’s lyrics, “You’re as cold as ice,” unfortunately rang true for the Paris police station over the past three weeks as the sewer lines and waterlines froze three times, leaving employees mostly unable to use water until a holding tank was rented. At their meeting Monday night, selectmen voted 3-1 to discontinue the existing […]
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Selectmen prepare for union negotiations
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen met for more than two hours Thursday night to discuss negotiations for Teamsters Union Local 340 employees. Vern Stevens and Rodney Lake represent the union, which includes police, highway and sewer treatment plant employees. Their three-year contract expires June 30. The board had planned to work on the 2015 municipal budget, but […]
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Jay to accept credit card payment for foreclosed property taxes
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to approve a policy to allow taxpayers to use credit cards to pay foreclosed property taxes and sewer bills. Under the former policy, the town only accepted cash or money orders. The town also accepted bank checks, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. “We will not accept personal checks or debit […]