NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve a new policy that would require the town to set enough undesignated funds to operate the town for two months. Town Manager David Holt said the town used to require the undesignated fund balance to have enough money to operate the town for three […]
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Oxford: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen April 6, 2017 Oxford Town Hall Public hearings What happened: Selectmen held public hearings on proposed updates to the 1958 Building Code and an Oxford Appeals Board Ordinance. What it means: Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman told selectmen she has been unable to find any updates to the 1958 Building Code. As […]
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Norway town manager announces retirement
Town Manager David Holt tells the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he’s planning to retire June 30 after 28 years of serving in the position. NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he would retire June 30 after 28 years on the job. Holt told […]
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Condemned building sold in West Paris
WEST PARIS — A former restaurant owner has bought the dilapidated building at 10 Church St. and has begun gutting it to create four apartments, selectmen said Thursday night. Mike Gilbert, who once owned Market Square Restaurant in Paris, was not at the meeting. Town Manager Wade Rainey said, “We toured the whole building, talked to the […]
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Otisfield Conservation Committee postpones Greeley Brook cleanup to June
OTISFIELD — Otisfield Conservation Committee Chairwoman Maureen Mooney-Howard told selectmen Wednesday that the committee would postpone its Greeley Brook Cleanup Day until the first Saturday in June. It was originally scheduled for April 22. Mooney-Howard said she drove along the roads that border the brook and saw there was a lot of ice and snow […]
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South Paris woman admits to federal gun charge
A South Paris woman faces up to 10 years in federal prison for buying a gun for a felon who used it two years ago in a shootout with state police and was killed. Stephanie Knightly, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to a charge of transferring a firearm to a […]
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Norway board to vote on undesignated fund balance at April 6 meeting
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will revisit voting on a new undesignated fund balance policy at its meeting Thursday, April 6. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. Selectmen tabled the vote after Selectman Thomas Curtis said he wanted more time to look through the policy options presented to the board […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Buckfield Town Office April 4, 2017 Consultant What happened: Town Manager Cindy Dunn, who announced her resignation last month, effective June 30, told selectmen she received a proposal for consultant work for the town manager search and selectmen voted to table the proposal. What it means: The proposal is from someone […]
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More SAD 17 students getting meals
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors was told at its meeting Monday that the school district is feeding more children and teachers are seeing less-stressed students taking tests. However, following the presentation by Food Service Director Jodi Truman, several directors questioned why the state test results have not improved as a result of […]
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Pleasant Lake Dam, recycling options on agenda for Otisfield board meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hear an update on the ongoing Pleasant Lake Dam project at its meeting Wednesday, April 5. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Last year, Otisfield and Casco approved spending $250,000 each to replace the failing dam. A cofferdam — a watertight […]