Government

Board learns of costly dump truck repairs

Ellie Fellers reports: Selectmen learned Monday night a 9-year-old dump truck with a life expectancy of 15 years has a cracked engine block requiring $36,300 in repairs.

“I don’t know how this happened,” Public Works Director Ted Shane said.

The cost to replace the truck is about $185,000, compared to $100,000 when the truck was purchased. Keep reading in Sun Journal