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Photo:Sabbathday Lake Shakers
Posted in Other
Three hunters got stuck in a bog in New Gloucester on Monday evening and were “cold and wet up to their hips” when they were later rescued, a fire official said.
Capt. Scott Doyle of the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Department said the hunters became stuck in a bog off 495 Intervale Road, which is also Route 231. Keep reading in PressHerald.
Volunteer archivist with the New Gloucester Historical Society, Rev. Linda Gard, is seeking donations of issues of Opportunity Farm Newsletters published from the 1920s on. The Archives of the New Gloucester Historical Society would like to expand its collection of representative documents from Opportunity Farm’s century of existence. Photographs are also sought. The Historical Society is willing to make scans of photos which you may have but would like to keep. Please contact Rev. Gard at 30 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester, 04260, or pastor@ngucc.org.
NEW GLOUCESTER — Town Manager Carrie Castonguay confirmed Thursday that Fire and Rescue Chief James Ladewig resigned from his post Tuesday after being reinstated to his position Monday.
Ladewig had been placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, Oct. 18, while Castonguay carried out an investigation, about which she declined to comment.
Deputy Chief Roger Levasseur, who was put in charge of the Fire Department based on the command structure of the department during Ladewig’s administrative leave, also was suspended from his duties Tuesday, Castonguay said.
Following Levasseur’s suspension, Fire Capt. Ryan Mitchell was named acting deputy chief by Castonguay. He will be in charge of the fire and rescue unit, which has roughly 40 members. Castonguay would not give any details on Levasseur’s suspension, saying it was a personnel matter.
Telephone calls to Levasseur were not returned. He has served the department for several decades.
Mary Rich, the town’s deputy chief of emergency medical services, returned to duty this week following her recent leave of absence.
Steve Libby, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, confirmed by telephone Thursday that Ladewig had resigned, and said recruiting a new fire chief is the town manager’s duty.
Castonguay said she is working on documents to begin recruiting a new fire chief to serve the community of roughly 5,500 residents comprising an area of 45 square miles.
New Gloucester Fire Chief James Ladewig resigned from his post Tuesday. (Ellie Fellers/Sun Journal)
Posted in News
Channel 3 becomes 1302
Effective Nov. 13, local access NGTV Channel 3 will be changed to Channel 1302.
Gray Community TV Channel 2 will be Channel 1301, and Portland’s Community TV Network Channel 5 will be Channel 1303. These channels will be carried in the basic service tier.
Spectrum is converting TV service to 100 percent digital format. Customers will be required to have a Spectrum receiver on each TV. If you have an existing set-top-box, digital transport adapter (DTA), or retail device with a CableCARD on each TV, you will be unaffected by this change. Otherwise, to order your Spectrum receiver(s), go to www.Spectrum.com/digitalnow or call 1-844-278-3409 and a self-installation kit will be shipped to your home at no additional cost. You can also visit the Windham, Saco, Lewiston or Portland Cable Stores to pick up your equipment. Customers are eligible to receive a converter at no additional charge for a limited period of time. If customers have TV(s) without equipment issued by Spectrum, they will lose the ability to view channels.
For Patti Mikkelsen’s complete column in the Lakes Region Weekly, go to http://news.keepmecurrent.com/inside-new-gloucester-155/
Posted in Events, News, NG History, Other
Tagged animals, history, local government, Pineland Farms
WATCH FOR THESE DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PROTECT
YOUR TREES
During the month of November the Environmental Resource Committee of New Gloucester has a display in the library about four insects that damage and sometimes kill your trees.
Information and photos of these killers are available .
Winter Moth : Actively laying eggs NOW at the base of trees until a hard frost.
Brown tail moth : This one that causes intense irritation from Spring until fall
Emerald ash borer: This one is destroying ash trees across the midwest and other regions in the northeast and has recently been seen in Maine.
Asian Longhorned beetle : Destroys many variety of trees
Many of these may look similar to other insects so try to note their identifying features.
The following websites have photos that can help with identification.
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/caps/EAB/EABid.shtml
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_health/invasive_threats/index.htm
IF YOU SEE ANY OF THESE, PLEASE REPORT YOUR SIGHTING TO THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE BY COMPLETING THE ON LINE FORM THAT IS ON THE SECOND WEBSITE OR BY CALLING 207-287-2431
Environmental Resource Committee
11/8/2018
Posted in Natural Resources, News
See the New Gloucester election results on the town web site:
NEW GLOUCESTER – Selectmen on Monday approved two change orders for the $4.6 million public works facility at 611 Lewiston Road.
Ganneston Construction of Augusta plans to begin this week with a logging operation at the 25-acre site shared with the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Department. Keep reading in the SunJournal.
Here are events happening in New Gloucester this week. Check our events calendar for more details: http://ngxchange.org/events/. Don’t forget to vote!
Monday, Nov. 5
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Thursday, Nov. 8
Friday, Nov. 9
Saturday, Nov. 10
Sunday, Nov. 11
Posted in Events
To help families vote, the Pineland YMCA is offering free short-term child watch services on Election Day, Tuesday November 6, from 7 am to 7 pm.
The Y is located at 25 Campus Drive in New Gloucester. For more information, contact the Pineland YMCA at (207) 688-2255.
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