Winter Harbor resident Mike Gerrish got the go-ahead from the Planning Board April 6 to erect a steel structure on Walters Road off Route 1, where he will repair commercial trucks and other heavy equipment.
Selectmen late last week instituted a COVID-19 policy entitling the town’s municipal employees to up to 80 hours of paid time off if they contract the coronavirus.
Rice said at least half of the potential candidates sought an annual salary starting at $80,000. He noted this caliber of applicants, who possess sufficient experience in municipal administration, typically balk if the pay is any less and don’t pursue an interview. Nowadays, he added, serious contenders also don’t expect to be treasurer and tax collector and carry out some everyday transactions as part of the job. “They aren’t ready to do it and they haven’t done it in the past,” he said.
It’s been six years since the Milbridge Theatre went dark and seeing movies there ceased being a local pastime. Built by Charlie Murch in 1937, the Main Street theater closed after its last owner, Dave Parsons, died in 2014.
Both Sirois and Board of Selectmen Chairman Dana Rice have declined to comment or elaborate on the officers’ grievances and “no confidence vote” expressed last fall or the pending personnel matter.
At their special meeting March 23, selectmen weighed compensating emergency medical technicians (EMTs) at an hourly rate at an annual cost of $74,544 versus spending $57,867.79 per year when paying them on a per-call basis. The town manager’s hourly-wage estimate did not include EMTs and paramedics’ time spent fulfilling required training for license renewals.
GOULDSBORO — The Gouldsboro Police Department ’s new Ram 1500 SSV cruiser has been repaired after the vehicle sustained more than $1,000 in damage in a March 17 accident. The accident occurred at the town’s fire station in South Gouldsboro off Route 186. The Police Department has a satellite office in Station 2 as an …
GOULDSBORO — West Bay Acadia RV Campground aims to be fully operating by the Fourth of July after receiving Planning Board approval last Tuesday night for the second phase of its 24-site recreational vehicle retreat off West Bay Road. Starting in May, the campground will open in stages. Further expansion is not envisioned at this …
Town Manager Andrea Sirois informed the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night that she plans to step down when her contract expires this June. After an executive session, during which she made her plans known, selectmen unanimously voted to advertise for a new town manager through the Maine Municipal Association.
Schoodic Arts for All’s longtime director Mary Laury late this summer will pass the baton and take up her own paint brush. The cultural and performing arts organization has launched a search for Laury’s successor.
GOULDSBORO — The Gouldsboro Town Office closed midday Wednesday after an employee was confirmed to have the coronavirus after being tested Tuesday. The town office is tentatively scheduled to reopen on Monday, March 22. Gouldsboro Town Manager Andrea Sirois reported Wednesday mid-afternoon that some town office employees have been fully or partially vaccinated for COVID-19 …
GOULDSBORO — West Bay Acadia RV Campground aims to be fully operating by the Fourth of July after receiving Planning Board approval Tuesday night for the second phase of its 24-site recreational vehicle retreat off West Bay Road. Starting in May, the campground will open in stages. Further expansion is not envisioned at this time. …
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