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Rockport Select Board gets organized
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Rockport Select Board members reappointed town officials and committee members in what was mostly an organizational meeting June 28.
Appointments are done annually for 18 town officials. These include Linda Greenlaw who is town clerk, tax collector, deputy treasurer and assistant general assistance administrator; Megan Brackett, finance director; Michael Young, public works director and Scott Bickford, code enforcement officer and local plumbing inspector. Bickford was also reappointed as health officer, where approval is done every three years.
A total of 18 people were reappointed to three-year terms on the Planning Board and Capital Improvement, Cemetery, Harbor, Investment, Opera House, Ordinance Review, Parks and Pathways committees. John Viehmen, who is in his ninth year on the Planning Board, was willing to serve a one-year extension to his term and was appointed, according to Select Board Chairwoman Michelle Hannon.
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(Unity) â A 179-year old church building in Waldo County has suffered extensive damage after a fire last night. WABI-TV reports the United Methodist Church in Unity was reported on fire around 6-oâclock last night. Firefighters from several communities rushed to the scene and got the fire out inside the building. The fire chief says it appears the fire started in the church basement and spread to the first floor. He said firefighters saved a 150-year old bible among other things. The fire marshalâs office will look for the cause.
Town Administrator Leaving
(South Thomaston) â The town administrator in South Thomaston is stepping down after just a couple of years on the job. Owen Casas tells the Pen Bay Pilot that he intends to spend more time with his family. The town hopes to hire a new administrator who serves in several positions for the Board of Selectmen, including town clerk, tax collector and treasurer. The job pays