Nomination papers available; Ryan resigns
Buxton Town Clerk John Myers said Friday that Cullen Ryan has resigned from the planning board effective June 11, creating an additional opening to an original slate of 16 town seats available in the town’s June 12 election.
Nomination papers for the elected seats became available from the town clerk’s office on Wednesday.
Myers said available seats now are two for selectman for three years; one school board, three years; three planning board, three-year terms; one planning board, two-year term; one planning board, one year; two Personnel Review Committee, three-year terms; one Personnel Review Committee, two-year terms; four Budget Committee, three-year terms; two Budget Committee, one-year terms.
Papers must be filed in Myers’ office by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30. Election by secret ballot will be on Tuesday, June 12.
Myers said the two selectmen with terms ending in June are Dan Collomy and Carol Sanborn.
Karen Connary is the school board member with her term up in June.
South Buxton Cemetery Association annual meeting
The annual meeting of the South Buxton Cemetery Association (Tory Hill) will be held on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road.
All lot owners are welcome and encouraged to attend. Those attending will elect officers and three board members. Reports will be received, an auditor will be selected and there could be other business.
For more information, visit the association’s Web site at www.southbuxtoncemetery.com, or call the president, Sandy Atkinson, at 929-6495.
For information to purchase lots call Jeff Grover at 929-4773. There will be a meeting of the board of directors directly following the annual meeting.
TruChoice scholarships available
TruChoice Federal Credit Union President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Acker is offering scholarships to its members with graduating seniors.
Each year, TruChoice FCU gives four $500 scholarships. All applicants must currently be high school seniors, must be attending a college/university/technical school in fall 2007, and must be a member or immediate family of a member of TruChoice FCU.
Applications are available at TruChoice branches across from Hadlock Field in Portland and at the intersection of Routes 202 and 22 in Buxton and must be submitted by April 30.
“A group of employees volunteers each year to review the applications and select the recipients,” Acker said. “It’s difficult to narrow it down to four, but it is so rewarding that we get to help anyone at all.”
For more information, call 772-0808 or e-mail trufcu@trufcu.com.
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