Town
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The Lamoine Quaterly - October 2004 |
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Cable TV Channel Nearly Ready for Air Lots of Lamoiners Tie the Knot |
Cable TV Channel Nearly Ready
for Air (Lamoine) - The equipment is ordered to start airing meetings from the Lamoine Town Hall on Adelphia Cable TV Channel 7. The town will purchase two cameras, controller and a switcher from JMAC in Bangor, which will also install the gear. They expect to have the installation done sometime in October. The town is currently running a bulletin board service on Channel 7, announcing meetings and upcoming events Good Neighbor Helps Registrar (Lamoine) — Registrar of Voters Shirley Love fell and injured a knee the first day of school and has been out of commission for a while. Shirley writes that her next door neighbor, 10-year old Cameron Crawford, has been a tremendous help. She said Cam has played cards, helped do dishes, taken out the trash, mowed the lawn and gets her mail and newspaper each day. Shirley’s on the mend and should be at her post on Election Day, and says he’s most thankful to Cameron who’s the epitome of a good neighbor. Town Office to Get Air Conditioning (Lamoine) — The installation of the new cable TV transmission equipment in the front office at the Town Hall has made that room very hot. Selectmen sought estimates from cooling companies for air conditioning, but the two contacted do not perform the carpentry or electrical work to install them The Selectmen have opted instead to purchase an air conditioner for that office and use a donated one for the town clerk’s office (it gets quite warm in there on summer afternoons). Richard Tupper of Douglas Highway planned to cut the holes in the walls to install both units the first weekend in October. The town may have to look at the electrical system if the new air conditioners start to use a lot of power. The town has a 100-amp entrance, and a lot more electrical gear since the building was first renovated in the early 1990’s. Lamoine Dog Takes Top Honors (Lamoine) — One of our favorite visitors at the town hall is Boris. He never complains about taxes, and he’s always friendly. He usually drags his human, Carlton Johnson with him. Boris is now the World Champion Boatyard dog. At the annual trials in August, Boris became a crowd favorite in Rockland. He ran an obstacle course, and several other com-petitions to bring home the trophy, a silver dog dish. Boris faces surgery, though for a hip condition. His human says Boris should recover after three weeks and come back to defend the title. So far no lucrative endorsement deals have come their way. Johnson and Boris live on Shore Road where they operate Redfern Boat. MOSES Arrives (Lamoine) - Just in time for hunting season, the Lamoine Town Office has converted to an on-line license sales operation called MOSES. Standing for Maine Online Sportsmens’ Electronic System, the computer program allows the town office staff to immediately enter licenses into the state system and generate computer printed licenses. It should speed up the licensing process a bit, and ensure accurate information is sent to the state. Anyone who’s purchased a license in the last 10-years is already entered in the system, and it’s just a matter of finding the person in the state system, and determining what they would like to purchase for a license. Town Clerk Jennifer Kovacs, Assistant Clerk Kathy DeFusco and Administrative Assistant Stu Marckoon all took a day to train on the system in Bangor in September. Several license sales on line succeeded. The system has been in development by the state since about 1995 and many communities and sporting goods stores have started to sell licenses this way. Lots of Lamoiners Tie The Knot (Lamoine) — Town Clerk Jennifer Kovacs has issued a lot of marriage licenses this summer. Congratulations to the following couples: Joseph Moretto and Shannon Mayhew were married on August 4th in Bar Harbor. They live on Douglas Highway. Holly Fowler and Patrick Richardson were married on August 7th in Lamoine. They live in Massachusetts, but Holly grew up in town, and her family is well involved in town government. Raymond Luce and Karen Lear were married in Trenton on August 21st. Karen lived in Lamoine for many years, but has relocated to Norridgewock following her marriage. Frederick Cahn and Aija Kante were married on August 19th in Ellsworth. Aija grew up in Latvia and is an accomplished cellist. Fredi is a musician and airline pilot who’s lived for most of his life in Lamoine John Burnett and Margaret Boshko were married in Hancock on August 20th. Mrs. Burnett is a teacher at the Lamoine School, and Mr. Burnett runs an auto repair facility at their home on Lamoine Beach Road. Patrick Richard and Sara Patten were married in Lamoine on August 29th. They make their home on Shore Road where Sara grew up. Andrew Jensen and Janna-Margaret Duym were married at her parent’s home in Marlboro on July 10th. Janna also grew up in Lamoine, her husband is from Orrington. Richard Brey and Christa Lyle were married on September 9th in Rockport. They reside on Douglas Highway Davin O’Connell and Sara Hurd were married in Northeast Harbor on September 25th. The high-school sweethearts live at their newly constructed home on Old Schoolhouse Lane. A few babies arrived during the quarter. |
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Boris &
Carlton Carlton Johnson ties a knot with his boatyard champ Newfie Boris Photo from villagesoup.com |
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