The Berwick Transfer Station will be closed on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in observance of Easter.

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NOBLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN COMPETITION North Berwick, ME April 11, 2017 What does a raccoon named OMER, time travel, classical art, and inspiration have in common? An unforgettable performance designed by seven students from Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. This talented group of young adults have achieved an impressive milestone recently by qualifying for the Odyssey of the MInd WORLD Competition at Michigan State University in late May. Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem solving program for students in kindergarten through high school and beyond. It is designed to encourage teamwork, divergent thinking and risk-taking through work in groups of 5-7, under the guidance of volunteer coaches. These seven students met weekly as a team under the guidance of coach Martha DoByns, to solve the classics problem called “It’s Time, OMER” which is described as “The future and the past collide in this problem about important works of art – both existing and yet-to-be-created...They will see OMER inspire two classical artists and a team-created artist from our future. The performance will include how the three works of art positively impact the world, a visual and audible effect that indicates when time travel is occurring, two re-creations of the classic works of art selected from a list, and a team-created work of art.” (http://www.meodyssey.org/program-info/) This team has been working hard for months, giving up hours after school and on weekends to prepare an incredibly original skit, scenery, props, artwork and costumes. They competed at the regional level where they qualified for states, and competed at the state level where they placed second, earning them an invitation to the World Competition in East Lansing, MI from May 24th - May 27th. Their hard work, efforts to improve the solution of the problem, and their creativity will continue to progress before leaving on their journey to Michigan. The team does have a GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme.com/noble-odyssey-of-the-mind to offset the cost of travel to Michigan and participation in the competition. They also plan to contact local businesses and fraternal organizations for donations to help them in their academically and creatively challenging pursuit to compete at this advanced level. The local community and proud parents wanted everyone to know about this impressive accomplishment and to wish them well at Worlds.

The Berwick Board of Selectmen is seeking to fill two positions with The Board of Trustees of the Berwick Sewer District, who are appointed by the Berwick Selectmen and serve 3 year terms. The Board of Selectmen will appoint two new members at its June 6, 2017 meeting. If you are interested in serving on the Sewer District Board, please send a letter of interest to Stephen Eldridge, Town Manager, 11 Sullivan St., Berwick ME 03901, or email townmanager@berwickmaine.org. The Board of Trustees of the Berwick Sewer District meets on the last Wednesday of every month. Time: 7:00 pm Place: Sewer District Office

MDOT Region 1 will be starting work on Beaver Dam Bridge #2060 on School Street ( Route 9). Work will begin approximately near the middle of the week of April 14th. The scope of work will include new curbs on bridge with updated bride rail and approach guardrail. To do this MDOT will need to place Jersey Barriers on one side of the bridge to protect workers and the traveling public. This would make it necessary to have alternating traffic, our Traffic Engineer Tim Soucie has developed a traffic control plan which includes traffic lights to be set up on each side of the bridge. Weather permitting this should take approximately 4 weeks to complete.

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The Berwick Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 6:30 pm. For more information http://www.berwickmaine.org/vertical/Sites/%7BF8989633-A21B-4E16-9C5C-F6FA24E87BCC%7D/uploads/Berwick_Cemetery_Association.pdf

Demolition of the Prime Parcel recorded today.

Kindergarten registration at the V.E. Hussey Elementary School has been scheduled for April 5th, 6th & 7th, 2017. There will be NO SCHOOL for our current kindergarten students on those three days. The other grades at the Hussey School WILL be in session. If you know of families that have children who will be starting kindergarten next school year, please pass this information on to them. Kindergarten registration is done by appointment only. If you need to register a child for kindergarten, please call the main office to schedule a time. (207)698-4465 Children must by five years old on or before October 15th, 2017 to register.

Town Hall will be closed today due to inclement weather. Stay safe everyone!

TOWN OF BERWICK PUBLIC NOTICE Nomination Papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office beginning on February 13, 2017 for the following elected offices: Selectman/Assessor/Overseer of the Poor Term – 3 years 2 positions open School Board Member for MSAD #60 Term – 3 years 1 position open These nomination Papers must be returned to the Town Clerk no later than Friday, March 24, 2017. Candidates must have a minimum of 25, up to a maximum of 100, signatures of registered voters from the Town of Berwick prior to turning them in. “Conflict of Interest” and “incompatibility of Office” are two legal and important issues to be considered when running for public office. The Town Clerk has information on these matters that will be distributed with the nomination papers.

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Part II of Prime demolition is now underway!

To report potholes in Town, please email Patricia Murray, Town Clerk, at pmurray@berwickmaine.org. If you need to report a pothole on the weekend please contact the Berwick Police Department. Thank you!