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PARKMAN NEWS—NOVEMBER 2022 EDITION

  • The Parkman Grange will meet on​​ Tuesday, November 1st​​ at 5:00 p.m. at the Parkman Grange Hall. ​​ All are welcome to join them. ​​ Please call Sue Manchester at 277-3942 for more​​ information.

 

  • The Planning Board will meet on​​ Thursday, November 3rd​​ at 6:00 p.m. in the library of the Parkman Town Office.

 

  • White’s Family Redemption​​ hours are changing during Hunting Season. ​​ They will be​​ CLOSED​​ on​​ Saturday, October 29th. ​​ They will be​​ open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ​​ Availability for uncounted bottles will be limited, so please call ahead: 876-2681.

 

  • Don’t forget to FALL BACK and set your clocks back one hour on​​ Sunday, November 6th​​ at 2:00 a.m.

 

  • The General Election will be held on​​ Tuesday, November 8, 2022. ​​ Polls will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. ​​ Voting will take place in the lower level of the Parkman Town Office. ​​ If you have not returned your absentee ballot, please do so by 8:00 p.m. on November 8th. ​​ The Parkman Town Office will be​​ CLOSED​​ for business on Election Day.

 

  • The Parkman Town Office will be​​ CLOSED​​ on​​ Friday, November 11th​​ in observance of Veteran’s Day.

 

  • SAD #4 will not have school on​​ Friday, November 11th.

 

  • The Board of​​ Selectmen will meet on​​ Thursday, November 10th​​ at 5:30 p.m. in the library of the Parkman Town Office.

 

  • The​​ Parkman Trailblazers​​ Snowmobile Club will meet on​​ Tuesday, November 15th​​ at 6:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Parkman Town Office.

 

  • The Parkman Grange will have a Hunter’s Supper on​​ Saturday, November 19th​​ at 4:30 p.m. at the Parkman Grange Hall. ​​ The menu will include beans and hot dogs, coleslaw,​​ veggies, yeast rolls, desserts, and beverages. ​​ Meal is by cash donation to benefit the SAD #4 Santa Project. ​​ Gun raffle winners will be picked at 6:00 p.m., followed by a pie auction to benefit the PCHS Class of 2023. ​​ Thanksgiving is the following week, so plan to grab a pie to support a great cause.

 

  • Hunting with firearms begins on​​ Saturday, October 29th​​ for Maine residents​​ and Monday, October 31st​​ for all hunters. ​​ The last day of hunting season for firearms is November 26, 2022.

 

  • Lance Johnson is the Code Enforcement Officer and Plumbing Inspector for the Town of Parkman. ​​ He can be reached at 446-5459.

 

  • The Parkman Grange is again coordinating the SAD #4 Santa Project. ​​ Applications are available at the Parkman Town Office and on the Parkman Grange’s porch in the bulletin board. ​​ The application deadline is​​ November 11, 2022. ​​ The Santa Project provides a winter coat, boots, and a toy to area children from newborn to high schoolers. ​​ Donations are gratefully accepted and can be mailed to the Parkman Grange, PO BOX 114, Guilford, ME ​​ 04443. ​​ Please make checks payable to the Parkman Grange and put Santa​​ in the memo line. ​​ For more information, please contact Sue Manchester at 277-3942.

 

  • The Parkman Town Office will be​​ CLOSED​​ on​​ Thursday, November 24th​​ and​​ Friday, November 25th​​ in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

 

  • SAD #4 will not have school​​ Wednesday, November 23rd​​ through Friday, November 25th​​ for Thanksgiving break.

 

  • The 2023 Dog Licenses are now available. ​​ Reminder letters were sent out in October. ​​ If you would like to do your dog license renewal via mail, please remember to​​ enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope​​ so we can send you the new tag. ​​ The fee for a male/female is $11.00, and $6.00 for a spayed or neutered dog. ​​ All dogs six months and older must be licensed by​​ January 31, 2023, or a $25.00 state mandated late fee will apply. ​​ If you are coming in for the first time to register your dog, please bring in a current rabies certificate from your veterinarian and a spayed/neutered certificate if your dog has been fixed.

 

  • The Transfer Station is open Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to Noon. ​​ Please have your Transfer Station sticker visible to the attendants inside of your vehicle. ​​​​ 

 

  • If you need a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage certificate please call ahead to the Parkman Town Office at 876-3730. ​​ The fee is $15.00 for one copy, and $6.00 for any additional copies of the same record requested at the same time.

 

  • Stephen Lackey is the Animal Control Officer for the Town of Parkman. ​​ He can be reached at 343-2013.

 

  • Proof of insurance is required to register all vehicles. ​​ The Town Office accepts electronic proof of insurance, or you can have your insurance agent fax proof to 876-9704 or email proof to​​ townofparkman@yahoo.com.

 

  • When doing a private sale, if there are two names on the prior title you must have both signatures on the back of the title to register the vehicle. ​​ If you are doing a title in two names at time of registration, both parties must be present to sign the title in front of the clerk.

 

  • The 2023 snowmobile registration and stickers are now available. ​​ The fee for a renewal is $56.00, and $57.00 for new registrations. ​​ Non-resident snowmobile registrations are $120.00, non-resident 3-Day is $75.00, and non-resident 10-Day is $100.00. ​​ The Town of Parkman participates in the MOSES program for all recreational licenses and atv’s, boats, and snowmobiles. ​​ You must bring in a valid​​ driver’s​​ license​​ or unexpired State ID​​ and vin number of previous​​ registration. ​​ If you are registering for the first time, please bring in a bill of sale or proof of sales tax paid from a dealer at the time of registration. ​​ Snowmobiles DO NOT require a title.

 

  • The Parkman Baptist Church holds worship services every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. ​​ All are welcome to attend.

 

  • The Sangerville Food Cupboard (Universalist Unitarian Church) is open the first and third Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ​​ All are welcome. ​​ They are located at the corner of Church and Main Street in downtown Sangerville. ​​ For more information, please call 277-4221.

 

  • The Parkman Town Office is open Monday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ​​ The phone number is 876-3730, fax is 876-9704, email is​​ townofparkman@yahoo.com, and website is​​ www.parkmanmaine.com. ​​ We accept credit cards in person an over the phone. ​​ There is a 3% surcharge when your credit card. ​​ Happy Thanksgiving to everyone on Thursday, November 24th.​​ 😊​​