DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will attempt to schedule the town budget referendum June 10, the same day as the state primary election, Chairman Mac Gill said. At the March 17 board meeting, it was decided to have the budget vote at the polls instead of by a show of hands at the town […]
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Buckfield town manager gets three-year contract
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to approve a three-year contract for Town Manager Cynthia Dunn. The decision followed an executive session voting for the contract in which Selectmen Warren Wright and Cheryl Coffman voted in favor. Selectman Martha Catevenis said after the meeting that she voted against the contract because she felt it […]
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Jay town manager looking forward to retirement
JAY — Town Manager Ruth Cushman has visions of travel, spending more time with grandchildren Austin and Emily, sitting down to read books and doing some quilting. Cushman, 64, of Wilton is retiring after 12 years at the helm of Jay. Her last Board of Selectpersons meeting is Feb. 24. Cushman started out as a […]
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Livermore Falls town manager’s contract renewed
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen unanimously voted to renew Town Manager Kristal Flagg’s contract for three years following an executive session Tuesday. The contract, which has not been written, will begin on July 1 and will run through June 30, 2017, she said. Flagg, of Livermore Falls, began her duties as town manager July 1, 2011. […]
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Five chosen for interviews for Jay town manager
JAY — Selectpersons are interviewing five candidates from Maine for the town manager position. They interviewed three candidates Thursday night and plan to interview two more Monday, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Friday. The five were chosen from a pool of 24. There were 12 applications from Maine, and others from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, […]
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Rumford selectmen bid farewell to outgoing town manager
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen bid farewell to Town Manager Carlo Puiia on Thursday, the day before he retired. “I just wanted to thank you, Carlo,” Selectman Brad Adley said at the start of the board’s regular meeting. “I’ve learned a lot from you, and I’ve made a friend along the way. It’ll be […]
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Jay receives 24 applications for town manager position
JAY — Twenty-four people have applied for the town manager position. The deadline for applications was Thursday. Town Manager Ruth Cushman submitted her resignation letter to the Board of Selectpersons on Nov. 25. She expects her last day on the job, if all goes well, will be Feb. 24, 2014. She will be on the […]
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Rumford, Mexico to share town manager
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico took another step toward regionalization Thursday evening when selectmen from both towns unanimously voted to share a town manager for the next six months. As Mexico Town Manager John Madigan and selectmen from both towns finished signing the contract, the audience applauded. “This is history in the making right here,” […]
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Jay board accepts town manager’s resignation
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday and with “deep regret” to accept the resignation of Town Manager Ruth Cushman. If all goes as planned, her last day on the job will be Feb. 24, according to a resignation letter Chairman Steve McCourt read during the Board of Selectpersons meeting. Cushman plans to retire. She will […]
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Rumford Town Manager says ‘family’s happiness’ was primary reason for resignation
RUMFORD — A week after Town Manager Carlo Puiia officially resigned from his position, he said that his primary reason in doing so was “to focus more on his family’s happiness and safety.” Following an executive session at the Sept. 19 selectmen’s meeting, the board unanimously voted to accept Puiia’s resignation. In his resignation letter, […]