Several Van Buren community projects are moving forward
A $2.2 million congressionally directed spending request for a new fire station in town is one of the projects.
A $2.2 million congressionally directed spending request for a new fire station in town is one of the projects.
The cause and manner of Erik Foote’s death are pending, according to Maine State Police.
The early ice out coincides with what has been an uncharacteristically warm winter throughout the state.
Residents of the mobile home appear to be getting electricity only through an extension cord that hooks onto a neighboring home.
The warrant has not been finalized and a date has not been set for the town’s annual meeting. The town’s municipal election is set for June 11.
Allan and Brenda Foote of Washburn said Tuesday evening that they learned about the discovery of the body through a news report.
The deceased male will be transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy will be performed to determine positive identification and cause and manner of death.
Part of the work includes planned improvements on Pleasant Street via DOT’s $10 million Village Partnership Initiative.
Rosa McNally, a volunteer who is also the grant writer for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, met with fire chief Milton Cone to get a list of what unfunded equipment the department needed.
Details about the new emissions and their effect on the environment will not be made public until the filing on May 3.