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ACTON • ALFRED • BUXTON • CORNISH • HOLLIS • LIMERICK • LIMINGTON • LYMAN NEWFIELD • PARSONSFIELD • SANFORD/SPRINGVALE • SHAPLEIGH • WATERBORO FREE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Locally owned and independently operated. VOLUME 19, ISSUE 21 PO Box 75, North Waterboro, ME 04061 • 247-1033 • www.waterbororeporter.com THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021 Hollis to vote BY CYNTHIA MATTHEWS The Hollis Annual Town Meeting will take place on Tues- day, June 8 with voting by secret ballot, except for the election of a moderator, Article 1, at 6:45 a.m. There are 19 articles on the war- rant, including a Marijuana Busi- ness Ordinance and the purchase of a new $618,000 fire truck. Article 2 is the election of town officials – a Select Board Member and a treasurer – both for 3-year terms. For the Select Board David McCubrey is finishing his third year, and running for re-elec- tion against Rita Perron and Elis- sa Turkett. For Treasurer, Diane Meserve is the incumbent running against Tara Michaud. Articles 3-12 are regarding The old church on the hill town expenditures, all of which are recommended by both the Se- A view from above showing restoration progress on the Limerick Baptist Society Church on Route 5 heading into Limerick Village. lect Board and the Finance Com- PHOTO BY SHARED PERSPECTIVES PHOTOGRAPHY mittee, while Articles 13-15 deal with taxes, also recommended by the Select Board. The Select Limerick Baptist Society Church Restoration Board reports that the overall budget is slightly increased due to BY CYNTHIA MATTHEWS Restoration Committee. The Bell salary increases, as well as a new was brought in from Maryland on law that was passed by the De- Driving down Route 5 from a horse-drawn carriage. “It never partment of Labor “allowing part- Waterboro into Limerick, you had a steeple or a weathervane,” time and per diem staff to earn 1 can’t miss the “Old Church on the said fellow Committee member hour of Earned Paid Leave for ev- Hill” just before you descend into Howard Burnham. “Just a bell ery 40 hours worked.” According Main Street. It’s the first sight you tower. Simple.” to McCubrey, the overall budget see. “It’s one of our landmarks,” That church, the one we see will increase by approximately said Greg LePage, one of the today, was dedicated in Novem- $500,000, split between the Town members of the Limerick Baptist ber that same year. It has quite a budgets and the School budget, Society Church Restoration Com- history, and is listed on the Na- and the increases in the town bud- mittee. “A pillar going into the tional Register of Historic Places. get is mostly for trash and insur- community.” This “pillar of the community” is ance costs. McCubrey added that The first Baptist meeting a very special church to the town they are projecting a $300,000 house at this location was built in and people that live here. increase in revenue, which would 1792. At that time, the Town Hall In the early 20th century, there offset the town increase part of the was downstairs, and the upper was a decline in membership, and budget. floor was the church, with a high rather than regular Sunday ser- Article 16 is a marijuana busi- pulpit, square, long pews, and vices, two memorial services were ness ordinance, recommended a singers’ gallery. In 1852, that held each summer. Over the years, The Limerick Baptist Society Church Restoration Committee, from left, by both the Select Board and the meeting house was taken down in those annual services turned into George LePage, Lisa Huntress-Capozzi, Denise Benton, Shirley Keller, and Planning Board. This ordinance March, and a new one was built fundraisers for maintaining and Howard Burnham. (members not present: Brian Temple, Mary Kinsley, allows medical and adult use mar- in its place, using the materials restoring the church. Recently, it Sarah Choi and Deborah Furlong). PHOTO BY CYNTHIA MATTHEWS ijuana businesses, and also allows from the old meetinghouse. Peo- was the Bell Tower that prompted the town to have control over the ple could purchase a pew to help the current restoration work, visi- into the building.” With building most important and had to be first. issues with marijuana, such as fund the construction. The shut- ble as you enter the town. Accord- costs rising mid-pandemic/post “We didn’t want to see the church the number and location of busi- ter panels for the windows were ing to Huntress-Capozzi, “The Covid, the Committee decided fall down,” added LePage. They nesses, security and odor control. custom-made, according to Lisa roof of the bell tower was deteri- that it was time to act, and that the made this their top priority. According to the Select Board, Huntress-Capozzi, member of the orating. Debris was coming down bell tower and the roof were the (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 8) is still hiring! START DATE: JUNE 22nd We are looking for customer Apply at jobs.spectrum.com today! service representatives for our Spectrum Mobile department! PAID TRAINING: 4 weeks, Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. • STARTING PAY: $18.00/hour, plus .75 shift diff erential for shifts that start at or after 11 a.m. BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 K w/ 6% company match, Retirement plan, Free and discounted employee cable, internet & phone package (must live in service footprint), Accrued paid vacation, personal days, annual paid holidays, accrued paid sick time, and annual tuition reimbursement of $5,250. PAGE 2 Thursday, May 27, 2021 REPORTER CHURCH RESTORATION Committee decided that work on Historical Society, the last one in the roof should be done while the 2019 as a restoration fundraiser. (Continued from page 1) staging was still up from working Fundraising has been diffi- The Committee wanted the on the bell tower to cut expenses. cult during the pandemic, but the restoration to be as authentic as “The Church is well-built,” said Committee hopes to eventually be possible. They first reached out Burnham. “We’re concentrating able to open the church building to Maine Historic Preservation, on getting the outside done, mak- for an open house, offer tours, but encountered some difficul- ing everything water tight.” There and one day, to hold weddings. ties with that process. They then will be new drainage now for wa- For now, they are still working put out bids, and were able to se- ter run-off, to protect the walls on their goal to raise $100,000. cure Limerick Steeple Jacks Inc from water damage. They aren’t quite there yet. Ac- out of Cornish, a local business This is a big undertaking for cording to the committee, “The that specializes in church stee- the Restoration Committee, whose current renovations have been plejack restoration that has been first restoration project was 3 years paid for, but the fundraising ef- doing this kind of work since the ago, when they re-did the back of forts continue.” There are some 1970s. Limerick Steeple Jacks the church building, where water other building repairs that need to began working on the bell tower leaks had caused some rot and an- be done, new shutters are needed, in March. To date, the bell tow- imals had been getting in. Along and the church needs to be paint- er, the bell cradle/stanchion, and with the annual services, commit- ed. If you have been watching the wheel for the bell have been tee member Shirley Keller had the restoration and would like to repaired and painted. Work has been doing yearly Cemetery Walks help, donations can be made with recently begun on the roof. The in cooperation with the Limerick checks payable to: Baptist Soci- ety Church, PO Box 359, Limer- ick, ME 04048. The Committee is OOPENPEN thankful for the support and gen- MMEMORIALEMORIAL DDAYAY erosity of the community. The Limerick Baptist Society 110-80-8 Church Restoration Committee formed in 2017, shortly after the passing of Jane Lougee Bryant, who The bell tower and bell portion of the restoration have been completed. had been caretaker for the church for PHOTO BY SHARED PERSPECTIVES PHOTOGRAPHY LLIVEIVE many years. Her family had a long history in the church, along with LLobstersobsters & several other local families, togeth- er, pillars of the community: The TOWN OF HOLLIS SSteamedteamed CClamslams Felches, the Mills, the Hamiltons, the Burnhams and the Eastmans. Absentee Ballots FFREEREE CCOOKING!OOKING! For more information on the CCallall aaheadhead aandnd wwe’lle’ll Church Restoration Project, its prog- are now available for The Hollis Annual hhaveave yyourour oorderrder rready!eady! ress, or the history of the church, Town Meeting, MSAD #6 School Director visit the Limerick Baptist Society YYEAREAR RROUNDOUND 224-HOUR4-HOUR BBAITAIT at large & MSAD #6 Budget Validation Church Restoration Facebook page. Referendum being held on June 8, 2021. 361 Townhouse Rd., East Waterboro 207-247-5428 CORRECTION Voting polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Hollis Town Meeting Article’s 2-19 will be all ER PUB On Page 5 of the May 20 issue, NT LIC in the ALFRED column, it was in- secret ballot voting. You may request your own E L correctly reported that the Alfred Absentee Ballot in writing or by calling 929-2254. C I B Annual Town Meeting on June 12 The Hollis Town Meeting voting is held at the Hollis S R would include the “Alfred Crossing I project.” Community Building, 35 Town Farm Rd., Hollis. L BBOOKOOK A L The Alfred Crossing project was The registrar of voters will be available during regular R voted on at a Special Town Meeting O Y held on May 22 and passed 36 YES town hall hours to register new voters.

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