The Old Town Code Enforcement Office issued the following permits for the month of July. Linda Pepper, 130 Gilman Falls Avenue, construct 14 foot by 20 foot garage on existing slab, $15,500. Douglas A. McDougal, 2573 Bennoch Road, construct a 26 foot by 36 foot detached garage with 12 foot by 36 foot carport, $19,000. […]
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Final repairs ahead for County Road bridge
MILFORD – The Maine Department of Transportation has notified town officials final repairs are just ahead for a bridge on the County Road where work was supposed to done more than three months ago. Repairs to the bridge were nearly complete in May, when DOT officials discovered problems with slopes to the bridge. That led […]
Cub Scouts holding info, registration night
Cub Scout Pack 76 will be holding an information and registration night at Old Town Elementary School on Thursday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts is for boys in grades 1-5 but family members are welcome at all events Scouting grows responsibility, character and patriotism. Pack 76 has members from Old Town, Veazie, Indian […]
Mill shuttered again; 180 out of work
The future of the Old Town mill was once again thrown into jeopardy this week, with its doors abruptly closed and 180 people thrown out of work. There had been rumors swirling for months that the mill was in possible trouble, and those rumors were confirmed last Wednesday, when the mills was closed without prior […]
Candidates sought for RSU 26 board vacancy
The Orono Town Council is applications from residents interested in serving on the RSU 26 board of directors until immediately following the municipal election in March 2015. The vacancy has been created due to the resignation of Wayne Scott, who is stepping down due to medical reasons in the third year of his three-year term. […]
New Old Town Recreation Center holding grand opening
On Friday, August 22 our Executive Director/CEO, Kevin McPhee, and the founding board of directors would like to invite you, the members of our surrounding community, to join us for a fun, informative and memorable afternoon at 342 Bennoch Road in Old Town, home of the Old Town Recreation Center. This event will be one […]
Old Town building permits
The Old Town Code Enforcement Office issued the following permits for the month of July. Linda Pepper, 130 Gilman Falls Avenue, construct 14 foot by 20 foot garage on existing slab, $15,500. Douglas A. McDougal, 2573 Bennoch Road, construct a 26 foot by 36 foot detached garage with 12 foot by 36 foot carport, $19,000. […]
Land use permits approved for archery season
At its Aug. 4 meeting the Old Town City Council approved issuing land access permits to allow archery hunting on certain city owned properties. In further discussion the council set a fee of $5 for the permit. The fee was approved to offset the cost of printing the permits and staff time to issue the […]
Gateway Seniors Without Walls fundraising for future activities
Gateway Seniors Without Walls is a year and a half young, and the group has already chalked up impressive gains. Last May, 2013, for the first time Gateway Seniors offered 9 activities for the 4-month summer period to 8 or 10 people. The group now offers more than 30 activities most months– more than 360 […]
Last vacation election slot filled
There will be a full field of legislative candidates on local ballots when general elections are held in November. After the June primary, three area candidates, all Republican, withdrew their names from the ballot – Wanda Lincoln, of Old Town, in Senate District 5; Ed Youngblood, of Brewer, in Senate District 8; and Robert Bulay, […]