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Fairfield issues request for qualifications for public drinking water infrastructure planning project

The town of Fairfield has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to support civil and environmental engineering services for the planning and development of a public drinking water infrastructure plan. This initiative will inform the town’s assessment of existing municipal public infrastructure amid the town’s ongoing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concerns, including costs and build-out […]

POETRY CORNER: Impressions of the old farm

Impressions of the old farm by Marilou Suchar November 9, 2015 The farm was old – I stood, and mused So many families Was well used. The barn was gone So long ago Just rocks remained Of the further wall. Small outer building On the hill Useless now But stands there still. Stumps were showing […]

Watershed Based Management plan in the works for North Pond, part 1

Submitted by Jodie Mosher-Towle The North Pond Association (NPA) recently hired Jennifer Jespersen, owner of Ecological Instincts (EcoInstincts), to prepare a grant on the association’s behalf to help fund a Watershed Based Management Plan (WBMP). The WBMP is a requirement for impaired lakes to be eligible for state/federal section 319 grant funding. The good news […]

TOWN OF FAIRFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Fairfield TOWN OF FAIRFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Fairfield Town Council will hold Public Hearing via Zoom & in the Council Chambers at the Community Center, at 61 Water Street, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., for the purpose of hearing public comments on the following matters: To […]

2021 Ice Out winner!

The Town Line’s official ice out judge has ruled that ice went out of China Lake on March 30. Therefore, Tricia Rumney, of China Village, has been declared the winner of the $25 gift certificate to North Country Harley-Davidson, on Rte. 3, in Augusta.

Waterville Rotary club wraps up successful grant program for food insecurity

In keeping with one of its goals, Waterville Rotary Club board voted recently to take $15,000 out of its reserves to offer grants addressing food insecurity in the greater Waterville area. The Community Services Committee, chaired by KVCAP’s Michele Prince, was charged with developing grant criteria, an application and scoring process for the committee members […]