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Friday, November 24, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
CITIZENS OF LISBON AND BOWDOIN WAKE UP!!!!!
2018-2019 $162,152.78 $127,884.46 $34,267.92
2019-2020 $187,762.90 $149,172.84 $39,590.06
2020-2021 $251,354.03 $199,245.74 $52,108.29
Friday, November 10, 2017
WHAT EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW!!!!!
White – Signifies purity and innocence.
Blue – Signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
NOT A CLUE!!!!
On October 25, 2017, Dorothy Fitzgerald and myself arrived at the town Office to attend a meeting of the sub-committee on Emergency Medical Service in Lisbon announced by Councilor Norman Albert at the October 3, 2017 Town Council meeting. I was greeted by the Town Manager, Diane Barnes, who informed me the meeting was cancelled until the Request for Procurement (RFP) was received. I asked Mrs. Barnes why there was no notification of the cancellation posted anywhere and was informed she notified the sub-committee members. I asked why she did not notify the people of the cancellation.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 LISBON ELECTION RESULTS
Reporting Unit: 20689 Lisbon, Maine
"Town of Lisbon
State Ref ,State Hse Dist 56, & Annual Municipal & Ref Election "
November 7, 2017
Wards/Districts 1 & 2
QUESTION 1: Act to Allow Slot Machines in York County
Yes 427
No 1,632
Blanks 24
QUESTION 2: Act to Enhance Affordable Health Care
Yes 1,012
No 1,050
Blanks 21
QUESTION 3: Act to Authorize a General Fund to Improve Highways/Bridges
Yes 1,326
No 729
Blanks 28
QUESTION 4: An Amendment to the Constitution Reducing Volatility in State Penson Funding
Yes 1,064
No 925
Blanks 94
Special State House District 56
Gaiason, Scott 868
Mason, Richard G 1,180
Blanks 28
For Council Member At Large (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Fernand Marcel Larochelle 1,684
Blanks 393
For School Committee (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Kimberly Labbe-Poisson 567
Richard James Nadeau 469
Ross Hunter Cunningham 731
Blanks 310
For Water Commission (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Arthur George McLean 527
Roger Stanley Bickford 1,229
Blanks 321
Question 1: School Project - Energy Effiency Upgrades
Yes 1,263
No 770
Blanks 44
Question 2: Wastewater Collection & Treatment System Bond
Yes 1,350
No 683
Blanks 44
State Ballots Cast: 2,083
Registered Voters: 6,619 31.47%
Twila
Lisbon Town Clerk
300 Lisbon Street
Lisbon, ME 04250
"Town of Lisbon
State Ref ,State Hse Dist 56, & Annual Municipal & Ref Election "
November 7, 2017
Wards/Districts 1 & 2
QUESTION 1: Act to Allow Slot Machines in York County
Yes 427
No 1,632
Blanks 24
QUESTION 2: Act to Enhance Affordable Health Care
Yes 1,012
No 1,050
Blanks 21
QUESTION 3: Act to Authorize a General Fund to Improve Highways/Bridges
Yes 1,326
No 729
Blanks 28
QUESTION 4: An Amendment to the Constitution Reducing Volatility in State Penson Funding
Yes 1,064
No 925
Blanks 94
Special State House District 56
Gaiason, Scott 868
Mason, Richard G 1,180
Blanks 28
For Council Member At Large (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Fernand Marcel Larochelle 1,684
Blanks 393
For School Committee (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Kimberly Labbe-Poisson 567
Richard James Nadeau 469
Ross Hunter Cunningham 731
Blanks 310
For Water Commission (Vote for One) 3 Year Term
Arthur George McLean 527
Roger Stanley Bickford 1,229
Blanks 321
Question 1: School Project - Energy Effiency Upgrades
Yes 1,263
No 770
Blanks 44
Question 2: Wastewater Collection & Treatment System Bond
Yes 1,350
No 683
Blanks 44
State Ballots Cast: 2,083
Registered Voters: 6,619 31.47%
Twila
Lisbon Town Clerk
300 Lisbon Street
Lisbon, ME 04250
MEMA UPDATE
We have been given a deadline for sending our updated Form 7s to
MEMA by close of business on Thursday.
Along with municipal costs, there is the potential for private
individual damages that have gone unreported despite State and Counties
attempting to get the word out to private citizens. If you know of
private citizens who have sustained damages to their primary residence and/or
vehicle, please have them contact this office by 2 PM Thursday so that we can
also record their damages. With the campaign to have residents call 2-1-1
Maine to report their damages, only 26 statewide have called in and only 2 reported
personal property damages. Only 1 call was received for Androscoggin
County (town of Lisbon).
Please call or email the information to:
Joanne G. Potvin, Director
Androscoggin Unified Emergency Management Agency
2 College Street
Lewiston, ME 04240-7101
Tel: 207-784-0147
FAX: 207-795-8938
Friday, November 3, 2017
MAINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY NEWS RELEASE OF NOVEMBER 2, 2017
DHHS: “…..current SNAP recipients may qualify
assistance with replacing lost food; …..if they qualify, the benefit would be
equal to the total of their losses but cannot exceed their monthly
benefit; …..a press release has been issues with information on how SNAP
recipients can contact them for replacement benefits – the link is: http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=770788&v=article-2017
or recipients can contact the Office of Family Independence at 1-855-797-4357
for more information or for assistance in obtaining a voucher; …..”
Joanne
Joanne G. Potvin, Director
Androscoggin Unified Emergency Management Agency
2 College Street
Lewiston, ME 04240-7101
Sunday, October 29, 2017
My Right to Support the Candidate of MY Choice
I support Scott Gaisson in
his running for the Maine House of Representatives
He would work hard for the
citizens of Lisbon and the State of Maine.
When I found that he was
running I asked him if he would place one of his
political signs in on my
property, which he or one of his supporters did.
weeks ago. I respect that my neighbor
has a right to support a
candidate
of his choice and place a sign on
his property.
A little over a week ago someone removed Scott Gaisson's sign, from my property.
I found it in the middle of the road, in the School Street, Route 196 intersection,
badly damaged after being run over by numerous
vehicles.
I found the sign and put it again on the wire stand. A few days later Mr.. Gaisson
replaced the damaged sign with a new
one.
Sometime between Friday evening and Saturday
morning Scott
Gaisson's
sign was again
stolen.
Not only was Scott Gaisson's sign missing, but a second one for his opponent
was placed on my neighbor's property.
not once but twice. The police office who responded suggested that the sign on my property
was taken by
teenagers.
Kids who had a new sign to place on my neighbor's property at the same time.
Really?????????? This is improper politics at it's worst.
House of Representative.
no questions asked.
He and I have more respect for each other that that.
TO TAKE DOWN, REMOVE, DAMAGE A
POLITICAL SIGN IS AGAINST THE
LAW
Dot
Fitzgerald
A Lisbon Concerned
Citizen
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
Michelle Obama’s Doctor Goes On Record: ‘I Know What I Saw’
Dr. Rafael Espinanzo, who was entrusted with former First Lady Michelle Obama’s care during the 2008 presidential election, is speaking out about something he feels the public needs a definitive answer on. With all the talk about Mrs. Obama once being a man, Espinanzo felt he couldn’t keep his mouth shut any longer:
“I Know what I saw. Michelle Obama is not a woman who used to be a man. Michelle Obama is just a man with breast implants and a huge shaving bill. On the campaign trail, no medical staff were allowed to go near her other than to take vitals if she got sick, which she never did.
I know what I know because I walked in on her…err…him…while he was taking a leak standing up in a bathroom in Trenton. They paid me millions for my silence but after seeing what they did to this country I just can’t keep quiet. Let them sue me.”
Sue them they will, says Obama spokesman Art Trubolls:
“Whatever information the doctor has is privileged. Should he decide to trade his license and every dime he’s ever made for a few minutes of fame, so be it.”
There was no direct denial of Dr. Espinanzo’s accusations.
EDITOR'S NOTE: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY FACEBOOK.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
WHO IS LOOK OUT FOR LISBON’S TAXPAYERS?
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
L-A Rotary to Welcome Peter Kowalski November 2
Auburn - On Thursday, November 2, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn, Peter Kowalski, will be the featured guest speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Kowalski is the long-serving Executive Director of John F. Murphy Homes. Over nearly three decades he has worked with the board of directors, staff, stakeholders, and the surrounding communities to build an agency with the resources and expertise to be a premium provider of services to adults and children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kowalski’s commitment to service and advancements in practices led to leadership roles with state and national organizations. He served two terms as the president of the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), a Washington, D.C.- based trade association with a membership of more than 800 agencies nationwide serving 385,000 people with disabilities. At the state-level he served as the president of the ANCOR Maine, which merged with another organization to form the Maine Association of Community Service Providers. Kowalski is a member, and past-president of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary and on the board at The Public Theatre. He graduated magnum cum laude from University of Maine with a B.A. in Psychology. He lives in Turner with his wife, Gail. Together they have two grown children and one grandchild. They enjoy hiking and camping, spending time every summer in and around Maine’s Baxter State Park. Reservations are not required at the luncheon. FMI on future Rotary speakers, contact President and Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 753.9040 or email mmillhime@wmca.org. Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.
L-A Rotary to Welcome Matt Leonard & Mark Cater November 9
Auburn - On Thursday, November 2, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn, Matt Leonard and Mark Cater, will be the featured guest speakers at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Leonard is the Founder & CEO of Military Talent Source, LLC. Military Talent Source is a specialized firm that conducts military recruiting and veteran employment consulting as a full focus; matching talent with opportunity. They provide a personalized service to both separating military service members and corporate clients in order to match talent to specific opportunities in the civilian corporate sector. He is a retired United States Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer with 21 years of service and former president & CEO of one of Maine’s largest chambers of commerce. Matt has a Master of Professional Studies in Political Management from George Washington University as well as several undergraduate degrees. Mark Cater is a new Veteran Employment Consultant of Military Talent Source (MTS), LLC. MTS is a specialized firm conducting military recruiting and veteran employment consulting as a full focus; matching talent with opportunity. MTS provides a personalized service to both separating military service members and corporate clients in order to match talent to specific opportunities in the civilian corporate sector. Cater’s experience includes affiliation with the Local Veterans Employment Representative, Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, the Maine Military Family Assistance Center, assisting military families of deployed service members and their families. Cater spent 26 years serving his country, being stationed at FT. Carson; Berlin, Germany and the Maine Army National Guard as an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) He retired as the State Recruiting Sergeant Major (SGM). Volunteer work includes serving as past President of the Augusta Area Military Association. He continues as a member of the VFW and American Legion. Cater holds a Master Level Human Resources Certificate; Bachelor of Science in Multi-Media Visual Communications; and an Associate Accreditation in Business. Cater is also a 2017 graduate of Dale Carnegie Maine “Skills for Success” Course. Reservations are not required at the luncheon. FMI on future Rotary speakers, contact President and Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 753.9040 or email mmillhime@wmca.org. Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.
Monica M. Millhime
Lewiston Auburn Rotary Club President
L-A Rotary to Welcome Victoria Stanton November 30
Auburn - On Thursday, November 30, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn, Victoria Stanton, will be the featured guest speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Stanton is the Director of Development and Engagement at Safe Voices, the domestic violence resource center based in Lewiston. In her role, Victoria helps corporate partners and community members connect to Safe Voices in meaningful ways, including awareness-raising events, volunteerism, sponsorship, and philanthropy. Prior to Safe Voices she worked as Chief Advancement Officer for the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston and was an advancement writer at Bates College. Victoria has been involved in anti-sexual assault and anti-domestic violence work for the last 11 years. She is a certified fundraising executive and received her bachelor’s degree from Williams College. She currently lives in Lewiston. Reservations are not required at the luncheon. FMI on future Rotary speakers, contact President and Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 753.9040 or email mmillhime@wmca.org. Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.
Monica M. Millhime
L-A Rotary to Welcome James Parakilas
Auburn - On Thursday, November 16, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High Street, Auburn, James Parakilas will be the featured guest speakers at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Parakilas has recently retired as the James L. Moody, Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts at Bates College, where he taught music for 37 years and where he served terms as chair of the Music Department and the Humanities Division. He regularly gives classical piano performances in the community and beyond, and he has written several books on music, including a cultural history of the piano, Piano Roles: 300 Years of Life with the Piano (2000), and an undergraduate textbook on opera, The Story of Opera (2012). In 2015 he joined the board of directors of L/A Arts; this past March he became chair of the board. Reservations are not required at the luncheon. FMI on future Rotary speakers, contact President and Program Chair, Monica Millhime, 753.9040 or email mmillhime@wmca.org. Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.
Monica M. Millhime
Monday, September 25, 2017
Training Opportunities Provided by Collaboration of Organizations
Photo pictured (l-r):
Members of the Lewiston Construction Training Program celebrated with graduates of the second cohort. Misty Parker, City of Lewiston; construction student graduates Emmanuel Musanganya and Christ Nikouzololo; Patti Saarinen, WMCA; back row: Michael Pleau, Northeast Painting; Monica Millhime, WMCA; Tim Hebert, Hebert Construction; John Ferland, Hahnel Bros.; Brian Demshar, H. E. Callahan Construction and Sara Gagne-Homes, Gorham Foundation. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Tiner, Lewiston Adult Education.
Lewiston – Tree Street Youth Center hosted a graduation ceremony on August 22 for two local students who successfully completed a construction training
WorkReady and Work Experience program. Emmanuel Musanganya and Christ Nilouzololo participated in the second Lewiston Construction Training Project completing a 12 week program consisting of 160 hours of classroom time, and a work experience with local contractors. The program was designed through the collaboration of local and regional agencies of Lewiston Adult Education, Western Maine Community Action (WMCA), Lewiston CareerCenter, John T. Gorman Foundation, City of Lewiston, Tree Street, Root Cellar and the Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services. Area contractors, H. E. Callahan, Hahnel Bros., Hebert, Northeast Painting and Fortin joined the partnership providing hands-on construction site work experiences. The program initiative was designed to provide training and skills necessary for entry-level career paths in construction. Training included safety, an introduction to power and hand tools, construction math and terminology along with work readiness skills. Candidates earned a WorkReady, OSHA 10, Lead, Scissor Lift Training, and a Renovation, Repair, Painting (RRP) certifications. “These graduates represent dedication and are the result of a best practice model for train-to-work. Such a model brings business, education, and workforce development agencies in collaboration to provide training for a high wage, high growth career path,” shares Patti Saarinen, WMCA-Lewiston CareerCenter Site Coordinator. FMI on work-driven educational opportunities and partnerships, contact the nearest CareerCenter or call 753.9040.
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