by Mary Grow Previous articles have talked about how agricultural work changed from the 1700s through the 1800s, as manpower was replaced by animal-power and then machines. Other changes, too, helped farmers produce more or expend less effort or both. One example is the development of wire for fences. (Barbed-wire fencing was mentioned in the […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro school board members have decided on measures to minimize heat waves inside Vassalboro Community School (VCS), no matter what the weather outside does. At their Oct. 17 meeting, board members unanimously approved two recommendations from Superintendent Alan Pfeiffer. They will have ceiling fans installed in almost every room, as an interim […]
by Mary Grow After another long discussion, Vassalboro select board members at their Oct. 19 meeting unanimously accepted town Manager Aaron Miller’s recommendation: TownCloud, Inc., will design and maintain the new town website. TownCloud representatives Christopher Haywood, Chief Amazement Officer, and Dennis Harward, Wizard of Light Bulb Moments, made a presentation and showed a sample […]
by Mary Grow At their Oct. 17 meeting, China transfer station committee members reviewed the five-year plan for the facility and talked about relations with neighbors Palermo and Albion. The plan includes repairs and replacements and a few minor additions, like a storage area for propane tanks and the previously-discussed lighting for the free for […]
by Mary Grow China select board members acted on three spending requests at their Oct. 23 meeting. They held a long discussion about trucks with Director of Public Services Shawn Reed. Reed reported the previously authorized new town truck, once scheduled for September delivery, is not yet even “on the assembly line,” due to a […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro Recent articles have mentioned two Vassalboro men, Thomas Stackpole Lang and Hall Chase Burleigh, who each deserve more attention for their agricultural contributions, along with Lang’s father, John Damon Lang. The early focus of the two families’ agricultural activities was what Alma Pierce Robbins, in her Vassalboro history, called the John […]
PFAS detected in area water supply by Mary Grow China select board chairman Wayne Chadwick suggested to his fellow board members at their Oct. 10 meeting the possibility of installing solar panels on the closed landfill at the Alder Park Road transfer station. Palermo resident Troy Nelson proposed the idea, Chadwick said. He pointed out […]
by Mary Grow Waterville horses continued “Nelson” Another locally-bred trotting horse, even more famous than General Knox (described last week), was Nelson. Nelson was a bay horse. The color is described on line as “a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.” Several […]
by Mary Grow At their Oct. 3 meeting, Vassalboro planning board members approved the subdivision application they postponed at their September meeting, and postponed a new application, for a small solar development, to November. Darrell and Jessica Field presented requested additional information on their application to divide a lot in a subdivision on Katie Drive […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro select board members sat behind their new laptop computers at their Oct. 5 meeting, for a long discussion that partly focused on the themes of residents’ knowledge of and involvement in town government. One topic, left undecided again, was selecting a company to manage the town’s website, including presenting select board […]