Vassalboro school board elects new chairman
Vassalboro School Board members began their June 21 meeting by electing Jolene Gamage chairman, succeeding Kevin Levasseur, with Jessica Clark vice chairman, and proceeded through routine business…
Entries by Mary Grow
China selectboard hears from heads of two advisory committees
China select board members heard updates from the heads of two advisory committees at their June 21 meeting, and took the actions one requested…
VASSALBORO: Redmond to head select board; church scheduled for demolition
At newly-elected Vassalboro select board member Frederick “Rick” Denico, Jr.’s first meeting June 23, he and Chris French promptly and unanimously elected Barbara Redmond, senior member of the board, as the new chairman
Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Native Americans – Part 4
by Mary Grow – This week’s article will remedy the omission by talking about Vassalboro and about sites inland on the east side of the river (as was done for the west side last week)…
China Broadband Committee (CBC) continues talks with Unitel
China Broadband Committee (CBC) members met again with representatives of Unity-based Unitel to talk about a cooperative project expanding broadband service to China residents who currently have no service or inadequate (by 2022 standards) service…
Transfer station committee shares updates
China’s Transfer Station Committee members held a short June 17 meeting to share updates on various projects, with acting committee chairman Mark Davis (former chairman Lawrence Sikora has resigned from the committee) presiding virtually…
Voters pass all articles but one at ballot business meeting
As reported last week, China voters at their June 14 written-ballot annual town business meeting approved all but one of the articles presented by their select board…
China election results (Spring 2022)
China Town Clerk Angela Nelson reported that voters in China’s June 14 written-ballot annual town business meeting approved 37 of the 38 articles presented, by varying margins…
Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Native Americans – Part 3
by Mary Grow – The Kennebec tribe’s village at Cushnoc (a word that means head of tide, most historians agree) was on high ground on the east bank of the Kennebec River in what is now Augusta, about 20 miles south Ticonic village…
China assessor recommends second revaluation in two years
China select board members held two meetings in succession June 6, first as the town’s board of assessors and then as the select board…