by Marilyn Rogers-Bull & Percy grams29@tds.net Solon, Maine 04979 Good morning, dear friends. Don’t worry, be happy! After a blitz of some kind, my computer has decided to cooperate and let me start writing my column. Hope it behaves itself long enough for me to finish. The Lexington Historical Society will be holding a meeting […]
by Mary Grow Members of China’s TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Committee are discussing two major projects on China Lake, one near China Village and the other involving a good part of South China Village. They are also debating whether to set aside part of the TIF income for a revolving loan fund for small businesses […]
DANIEL S. HLOVAC SR. JEFFERSON––Daniel S. Hlovac Sr., 57, of Jefferson, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at the local veterans hospital following a long battle with cancer. He was born on March 8, 1959, in Ohio and raised there. He was a man who enjoyed being outdoors doing many different activities such as […]
by Mary Grow Nomination papers are now available for China’s Nov. 8 local elections. According to Town Clerk Rebecca Hapgood, the following people’s terms end this year: • On the Board of Selectmen, Joann Austin, Neil Farrington and Chairman Robert MacFarland. • On the Planning Board, Toni Wall (District 2) and Thomas Miragliuolo (District 4), […]
Not seeking re-election To the editor: I am writing this letter to notify the residents and voters of the Town of China that I have chosen not to run for re-election for a position as one of our two representatives on the RSU #18 School Board. I hope that one or more interested and committed […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro selectmen have set the 2016-17 tax rate at 14.05 mils ($14.05 for each $1,000 of valuation), Town Manager Mary Sabins reported after the board’s Aug. 8 meeting. Sabins said the new rate is 0.35 mils (35 cents per thousand dollars) higher than the 2015-16 rate. Tax bills should go out this […]
by Mary Grow As promised, at their Aug. 9 meeting China Planning Board members reviewed in detail written comments on proposed ordinance amendments received after their July 26 public hearing. They also discussed other amendments that are likely to be presented at a future hearing on their way to a November ballot. Three residents submitted […]
Webber Pond Association President Frank Richards recently stated in an email to lake residents, “Everyone who has been out in a boat or raked weeds off their shoreline this summer has noticed the extreme proliferation of a long stringy weed. There’s an actual floating island in the northwest bay, so thick you can’t take a […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s 2016 Bowl For Kids’ Sake, sponsored by Camden National Bank and Hannaford, drew over 545 teams and 2,100 bowlers to four regional events, raising over $285,000 for youth mentoring programs in seven counties. The highest fundraising region was Kennebec Valley with six local events held May 2 – 7 […]