NEW GLOUCESTER — Town Manager Paul First, who told selectmen privately last week he is resigning effective April 4, announced it publicly at Monday night’s board meeting. “It has been a difficult decision for me,” he read from a news release. “New Gloucester is a wonderful community. I’ve been given tremendous opportunity, first as town […]
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Rumford approves new town manager contract
RUMFORD — Selectmen Thursday named their new town manager, voting unanimously to accept her contract. Board Chairman Jeff Sterling announced that Linda-Jean Briggs, currently the town manager of Waldoboro, has given her 30-day notice and will begin her duties in Rumford on Feb. 1. Briggs’ contract is for 18 months, with a salary of $75,000, according […]
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Rumford ‘close’ to naming town manager
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will hold an executive session Tuesday and possibly name of the new town manager, Chairman Jeff Sterling announced at Thursday night’s meeting. “We’re very close,” Sterling said. “It’s just down to the nuts and bolts, settling on the language.” The candidate is from Maine, he said. Selectmen will meet […]
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Bethel Fire Station to get new furnace
BETHEL — The Bethel Fire Station will hopefully have a new furnace installed by the end of next week, Fire Chief Mike Jodrey said. The cost of the furnace is $14,512. The Board of Selectmen approved the purchase Thursday evening, and Town Manager Christine Landes will sign the contract. The money will come from the […]
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Two seeking Mexico town manager post
MEXICO — The list of people vying for the town manager post has been narrowed to two. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Chairman Richie Philbrick said the board discussed the candidates in an executive session on Monday. He said there will be another meeting in the near future to decide whether to offer […]
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Buckfield revenues up, town manager says
BUCKFIELD — Giving her treasurer’s report for the first quarter of the fiscal year, Town Manager Cindy Dunn told selectmen Tuesday night that everything is in order. She said revenues are 25 percent above normal because the town receives large payments in the first quarter. These include contracts with other towns for services from the Fire […]
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Brunswick resident new interim manager for Paris
PARIS — Bill Guindon of Brunswick said he was excited to begin his duties as the new interim town manager earlier this week as the search continues for a permanent administrator. Guindon began work on Tuesday, June 21. Former Interim Town Manager Sawin Millett’s last official day was Saturday, June 18. With the farming season […]
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Selectmen seek new town manager — again
PARIS — Selectmen hope the third time is the charm in their search for a new town manager. Their top candidate rescinded his acceptance last week. He was supposed to start work Monday. “I am very sad to let you guys know we do not have a town manager candidate that is going to be starting […]
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Oxford hires former Bucksport town manager
OXFORD — Derek Goodine, former town manager for Naples and Bucksport, has been selected as Oxford’s new manager, Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Owens said. Goodine will begin his duties Wednesday, June 1, pending contract negotiations, Owens said. The Brewer native is in the process of moving to Oxford, Owens said. Goodine could not be reached […]
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Madigan switching from local to state government
RUMFORD — John Madigan Jr.’s first job as town manager was right out of college in 1978 in the small Piscataquis County town of Monson in 1978. It was a little town where he made some big decisions. “A little town like that, that’s where you learn how to be a town manager because you […]