DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board approved a new board meeting brochure that outlines the procedure for public participation Monday. The new brochure, soon to be available to the public at board meetings as well as at several local businesses, outlines expected public behavior and the procedure for getting an item on the board’s agenda. […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Fire-Rescue Station Building Project Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
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Firefighters train with Jaws of Life in Sumner
SUMNER — Fire Chief Bob Stewart and West Paris Chief Norm St. Pierre conducted Jaws of Life training Sunday at the West Paris Fire Station. Fire crews cut up four automobiles to learn how to safely open wrecked cars to remove trapped occupants without causing injury. Lead trainer for the five-hour event was Auburn firefighter […]
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Byron notifies RSU 10 that it will seek withdrawal
DIXFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King and business manager Mary Dailey will meet with Byron selectmen Monday, Nov. 18, to discuss their concerns about the town’s cost of sending children to the district. The decision came after a letter was received at the Nov. 12 School Board meeting from Byron that officially notified the […]
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Sumner rejects RSU 10 withdrawal
SUMNER — By a thin margin, Sumner voters rejected a move to begin withdrawal proceedings from the RSU 10 school district in Tuesday’s ballot. Out of the fewer than 200 residents who turned up to the polls, 74 voted in favor of the measure, while 113 voted against it. Reached after polls closed Tuesday, Town Clerk […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Buckfield: RSU 10 Withdrawal Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Center Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Casco: Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Public Library Bethel: Recreation Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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Property owner says she didn’t want to sell to McLaughlin Foundation
PARIS — The former owner of the 103 Main St. property sold two weeks ago to the McLaughlin Foundation says she was misled into the sale. The foundation, which owns McLaughlin Garden, intends to expand the garden’s footprint into the abutting lot, which includes a 19th-century house. In an interview at her Minot home on Thursday, […]
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Many unsure about RSU 10 withdrawal in Sumner
SUMNER — An information session Tuesday evening helped clarify some of the issues surrounding the town’s possible withdrawal from the RSU 10 school district but still left many unanswered questions. Residents will go to the polls next week to decide if the town will pursue a withdrawal agreement with RSU 10. The question was put […]
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Conservation payments resume WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election program payments beginning Oct. 24. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the […]
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Sumner schedules hearing on RSU 10 withdrawal
SUMNER — A second public hearing on the town’s possible withdrawal from RSU 10 will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Town Office complex. In June, organizers submitted a petition to selectmen to put the town’s withdrawal from the 12-town school district on the Nov. 5 ballot. If the measure is approved, […]