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    • Must be Spring!

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      SIGN OF SPRING - Shoppers were surprisingly pleased as they entered Wal-Mart last weekend to find Girl Scouts selling cookies. All the favorites were there, including Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Caramel deLites. Hebron Girl Scout Troop #864 from Hebron were the recipients of both smiles and cash to benefit scout activities. Pictured Julie Bruce, Izabelle LaFrance, Jodie Sheets and mom, Racine Bruce.

    • Talks stalling on Ripley & Fletcher dealership sale

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      PARIS —Talks are stalling on a deal to sell a landmark South Paris business.

      Reports from officials at Ripley and Fletcher Ford dealership on Main street had suggested that ownership would be changing ownership in the near future, but recent developments indicate things may have derailed.

      Grant Jones, the owner of Ripley and Fletcher Ford dealership on Main Street, has been in talks with John Emerson, owner of two dealerships in Auburn.

    • The many faces of the Oxford Hills

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      SNOWFLAKE I – Peter Wilson has been working for the town since he was 12-years-old. His main job is clearing the sidewalks of Norway.

    • Woodstock residents face lengthy warrant

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      WOODSTOCK — Woodstock voters will be presented with a 40-article Town Meeting Warrant on Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. at Woodstock Elementary School.

      They will be electing a moderator to run the town meeting, a selectman, a school board director and a library trustee, all for three-year terms.

      Selectmen will be asking voters to appropriate more than $1,000,000 for this year's budget. The school budget will be brought to the voters in June.

    • Selectmen amend winter roads contract

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      SUMNER — The Sumner Board of Selectmen made some amendments to a proposed winter roads contract at its March 22 meeting.

      The contract stipulates requirements and payment for a contractor who would be responsible for plowing, sanding, and salting the roads starting next winter. When it is completed, the town will be soliciting bids.

    • Buckfield seeks local company for roads

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      BUCKFIELD — The Town of Buckfield is seeking bids from local contractors for a three-year contract to provide a portion of the town's road maintenance needs.

      It is hoped that the contract will help put local residents to work.

      Holmes said that the bid should attract "hopefully, as many local people as we can, and then who knows what we'll get from other towns. "

    • EPA looks into potential conflict of interest with DEP commissioner

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      AUGUSTA — A site plan permit for the Oxford casino could be held up as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigates a potential conflict of interest for Darryl Brown, commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

      Brown owns Main-Land Development Consultants of Livermore Falls, the company hired by Black Bear Entertainment to plan the site work for the resort casino approved by voters in November.

    • Medical marijuana dispensary ordinance drafted

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      PARIS — A medical marijuana dispensary in Paris is a far-fetched possibility under current state law, but on March 14, local leaders took another small step towards preparing for the day when one might come to town.

      The Board of Selectmen reviewed a draft ordinance governing applications for a dispensary. The ordinance is expected to be presented to the voting public in the summer.

    • Poland budget flat, town meeting April 2

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      POLAND – At 9 a.m., Saturday, April 2, townspeople will meet at the Poland Regional High School for a town meeting. Elections for selectmen, the school board and library trustees are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 1 at the old town hall.

      Town Manager Dana Lee said that Selectman Peter Bolduc, Jr. would not run again for office, so there is a vacancy to be filled on the five-member board.

    • Census report could cost Buckfield

      Mar 24, 2011 12:01 am

      BUCKFIELD — An upcoming data release by the U.S. Census could have a big impact on Buckfield.

      In 2010, the legislature approved a uniform set of state building codes, which have already taken effect for towns with large populations. 

      But for towns with fewer than 2,000 residents, the new changes won't take effect until July of 2012. Even that date is not a certain deadline for smaller towns, because some lawmakers are actively working to get the deadline moved, or abolished altogether, based on the notion that the rules might be too burdensome.

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