PUBLIC NOTICES for Thursday, September 25, 2025

TOWN OF CHINA
Public Notice

The China Appeals Board will meet on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Town Office Meeting Room to hear a variance appeal filed by Timothy Theriault for property located at China Tax Map 58 Lot 41.

The packet for the appeal may be obtained at chinamaine.org under Appeals Board, or at the town office for a fee.

TOWN OF FAIRFIELD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING & PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE

The Fairfield Town Council will hold Public Hearing(s) in the Council Chambers, at the Community Center, at 61 Water Street, on Wednesday October 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., for the purpose of hearing public comments on the following matters:

1. Amendments to the General Assistance Ordinance.

Copies of the Draft Ordinance as amended are available at the Town Clerk’s Office. All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearings and will be given an opportunity to be heard at that time.

Signed: Brittanee Guerette, Town Clerk

TOWN OF ALBION

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Albion The Albion Town Planning Board will hold a public hearing for the review of the proposed LIBBY HILL Subdivision, on Monday October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bessey Building, Albion, Maine. A copy of the application will be available in the Town Office.

TOWN OF ALBION

Notice of Public Hearing Town of Albion The Albion Town Planning Board will hold a public hearing for the review of the proposed WESTIN Subdivision, on Monday October 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bessey Building, Albion, Maine. A copy of the application will be available in the Town Office.

Probate Notices

STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
COURT ST.,
SKOWHEGAN, ME
SOMERSET, ss
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
18-A MRSA sec. 3-804

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the Estates noted. The first publication date of this notice September 25, 2025. If you are a creditor of an Estate listed below, you must present your claim within four months of the first publication date of this Notice to Creditors or be forever barred.

You may present your claim by filing a written statement of your claim on a proper form with the Register of Probate of this Court or by delivering or mailing to the Personal Representative listed below at the address published by the Personal Representative’s name a written statement of the claim indicating the basis therefore, the name and address of the claimant and the amount claimed or in such other manner as the law may provide. See 18-C M.R.S. §3-804.

2025-229 – Estate of LARRY DEAN HELLER, late of Skowhegan, Maine, deceased. Stacey Lynn Pugh, 492 East River Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-275 – Estate of DOLAN D. PETERS, late of Fairfield, Maine, deceased. Amy L. Peters, 27 High St., Fairfield, Maine 04937, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-271 – Estate of GERTRUDE ELLEN POMELOW, late of Skowhegan, Maine, deceased. Carolyn Giles, 163 Stevens Road, Skowhegan, Maine 04976, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-278 – Estate of RICHARD B. FRENCH, late of Skowhegan, Maine, deceased. Hope Frances Perkins, PO Box 166, Palermo, Maine 04354, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-280 ­– Estate of LORI BROWNE, late of Fairfield, Maine, deceased. Charles Browne, 14 Kingman St., Fairfield, Maine, 04937 appointed Personal Representative.

2025-281 – Estate of EILEEN LOIS HOWARD, late of Fairfield, Maine, deceased. Peter Roy, 4 Booker Ave., Benton, Maine 04901, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-288 – Estate of GORDON CLIFTON BERRY, late of West Forks, Maine, deceased. Carol A. Berry, PO Box 33, West Forks, Maine 04985, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-289 – Estate of BRYCE J. PINKHAM, late of North Anson, Maine, deceased. Wright H. Pinkham, Sr., 1480 Long Falls Dam Road, Lexington Twp., Maine 04961, appointed Personal Representative.

2025-291 – Estate of LEROY W. WELCH, late of Anson, Maine, deceased. Janice Welch, 23 White Birch Drive, Embden, Maine 04958 and Gloria Murray, 414 West Mills Road, Anson, Maine 04911, appointed Co-Personal Representatives.

2025-292 – Estate of HELEN GERTRUDE ATWOOD, late of New Portland, Maine, deceased. Richard Colby Atwood, 173 Atwood Hill Road, New Portland, Maine 04961, appointed Personal Representative.

TO BE PUBLISHED September 25, 2025 & October 2, 2025

Dated: September 25, 2025
/s/Victoria M. Hatch, Register of Probate
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STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
41 COURT ST.
SOMERSET, ss
SKOWHEGAN, ME
PROBATE NOTICES

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ESTATES LISTED BELOW

Notice is hereby given by the respective petitioners that they have filed petitions for appointment of personal representatives in the following estates or change of name. These matters will be heard at 10 a.m. or as soon thereafter as they may be on October 8, 2025. The requested appointments or name changes may be made on or after the hearing date if no sufficient objection be heard. This notice complies with the requirements of 18-C MRSA §3-403 and Probate Rule 4.

2025-279 – JEFFREY DAVID COUTURE. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Jeffrey David Couture, Wire Bridge Road, New Portland, Maine, requesting his name to be changed to Jeffrey Freyasson for reasons set forth therein.

2025-284 – MASON FAITH MCKENNEY. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Mason Faith McKenney, 497 Canaan Road, Skowhegan, Maine, requesting her name to be changed to Mason Faith Smith for reasons set forth therein.

2025-286 – CHERIE LEE BARNES. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Cherie Lee Barnes, 22 Cooley Road, Harmony, Maine 04942, requesting her name be changed to Cherie Lee LaCasse for reasons set forth therein.

Dated: September 25, 2025

/s/ Victoria Hatch,
Register of Probate
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