The Amity Annual Town Meeting will be held on March 30, 2019 at the Reed School by the Town Office. The meeting will start promptly at 9:00AM. There is an opening for selectmen with the term of Pat Miller expiring. There is also a opening for School Board Member as Gorden Ledger will be resigning.
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New Veterans Honor Roll placed on hold!
The Honor Roll project is placed on hold due to not being able to secure a piece of property to place it on. All fundraising has stop[ed until land is secured for this project.
However, if you are interested in donating to this project in the future you may notify the town office or Larry Hamilton (especially if you wish to remain anonymous) of your intentions. We will let you know when this project is restarted.
Your Ideas Wanted!
Quite a few people noticed the large American flag over the Veterans' Honor Roll, donated by Rep. Bruce Polquin after being flown over the Capital in DC, was missing and after a bit two flags went up in it's place.
The large flag had gotten tangled in the big tree by it. It was taken down and minor repairs made to the hem. The flag pole has been loosened by frost and would need resetting. The Honor Roll stone is quite small and nearly unnoticeable from the road, a few people mentioned that it just looks like another grave. We also found some names on the stone that should not be there prompting discussion of a new stone. All of this led to a conversation with the Selectmen on what we should do about the situation.
A Mity Little Town T-Shirts
Amity Maine
A-Mity Little Town
T-Shirts are now available at Amity Matters
This A-Mity idea was first given to me by the late Thomas Hall. Amanda was going to Orono to participate in the Special Olympics; Debby had made her a t-shirt with Amity written on it. Tommy told her to pace a hyphen between the A and M making it A Mity. We all had a good laugh and continued on. This was many moons ago, but it came to mind again this year and we decided to have some t-shirts made up. We have Large; X-Large; 2X-Large; and 3X-Large. Please wear them with pride and have a drink for Tommy.
A Little Local History
Amity History
In 1825, Jonathan Clifford cleared a farm, which he lived on for many years. A few families had settled in Number 11 (now Cary), the smoke from their cooking fires could be seen from the ridge he settled on. In the summer, there was no road to visit the neighbors, but seeing smoke of families from the ridge must have been of some comfort to the lonely pioneers.
In 1826, Edmund Cone began a farm on a lot near the Clifford's farm. He had come to Houlton in 1815 and worked as a teamster until he was able to buy the lot in Amity. Just before coming to Amity he married Barbara Shepard of Richmond, N.B. Together they faced the hardships of clearing a forest to fields and building a home. It is said,
New Veteran's Honor Roll Flag
A new Flag has been raised at the Veteran's Honor Roll
Slow down a bit as you pass the North Amity Cemetery on Route 1 and take a look at the new flag flying over the Veteran's Honor Roll This flag has been raised and flown over the capitol of the United States. The 5x8 foot flag is a very generous gift from Rep. Bruce Poliquin's office.
Amity resident Larry Hamilton noticed the old flag, which had become quite tattered from catching on the overhanging branches of a nearby oak tree, had been removed. Someone had already helped themselves to the light at the base of the pole shortly after the flag and pole was put up and Veteran's Day was fast approaching.
Veterans Military Funeral Honors
Maine Veterans are entitled to Military Funeral Honors
Military Funeral Honors is now an entitlement for all honorably discharged Veterans. There are no costs what so ever associated with this program.
The rendering of Military Funeral Honors for United States Armed Forces Veterans is a tribute that our Veterans and their families justly deserve and in fact, are now entitled to. It is a way to show our Nation's deep gratitude to those who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended our country. Section 578 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000 requires the Department of Defense to provide, upon request, Military Funeral Honors for eligible Veterans.