Three of the four people at the highway department in Hancock left shortly after a change in leadership occurred at the town’s Department of Public Works.The current Director of Public Works Mia Gagliardi, who previously worked in Guilford, started.
Antrim’s retiring Police Chief Scott Lester thanked the community for their help and cooperation during his tenure in a retirement ceremony at Town Hall Monday night, at which town officials, residents, and fellow officers gathered to express their.
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Published: 4/12/2021 1:00:21 PM
Antrim Police Chief Scott Lester is set to retire from the force on May 1 after nearly 13 years of service to the town. Lt. Brian Lord has been appointed as his successor.
“I loved the job,” Lester said in a Friday interview looking back at his years in charge in Antrim.
“It has been an honor to have worked alongside a great team within the police department and throughout all the town departments, programs, and groups,” he wrote in his retirement announcement to the community on Thursday.
Leaving his colleagues is the hardest part of retiring, Lester said, but also what makes it possible to do so. “I never wanted to leave the town shorthanded or without someone to keep the ball rolling,” he said. “ I think I’ve built a really good foundation and a good police department,” he said, and its current staff seemed well-poised to handle a leadership transition.
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Published: 3/1/2021 4:13:51 PM
Major amendments to Hancock’s 2021 warrant are unlikely after little discourse at a virtual informational session on Saturday. This year’s virtual Town Meeting format precluded residents proposing amendments themselves, instead, participants were asked to submit questions and concerns to the Select Board by Monday, and the Select Board would make any changes to the warrant if there was clear community support. The Select Board is scheduled to finalize the warrant during a second informational session Wednesday evening, and residents will submit ballots via a drive-up process on March 9 at the elementary school.
Saturday’s session lasted an hour and a half, with 55 people attending. Many articles went by without comment. The Select Board elaborated that the proposed budget is just $7,700 higher than last year’s, in part because the town’s debt service rates went down after they paid off one truck lease and renegot