GREENE — Oh, moo. Someone stole Charlie the steer. After standing outside Town & Country Foods for 27 years, Charlie, the shop’s life-sized, fiberglass mascot, is missing. The store ran a “wanted” ad in Monday’s newspaper asking “Where’s the beef?” and offering a no-questions-asked reward. Charlie had stood by the front door of the retail […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New Gloucester town manager loses interim tag, gains status
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday unanimously named Paul First of Durham as town manager. He was named interim manager in February. The board came out of an executive session to announce its decision and sign First’s contract, which stipulates a starting annual salary of $73,000. He will be subject to performance evaluations after three […]
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Roxbury town meeting scheduled for Tuesday
ROXBURY — A special town meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at the Town Hall, 1095 Roxbury Road. The warrant includes three articles: * To see if the town will amend the official shoreland zoning map. A copy of the map and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection conditional approval are […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Otisfield town meeting voters OK petition opposing tar sands oil
OTISFIELD — Voters approved a $1.4 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday morning in just three hours. They also OK’d every article in the 25-article warrant that sought approvals, including two citizen-initiated petitions. One opposed the possible transport of tar-sands oil through Otisfield and Maine; the other, to withdraw $22,606 from a trust […]