The Town Office will be closed on Thursday, June 19th for the observance of Juneteenth. We will reopen on Friday 6/20 at 7:30AM.
There is a Select Board Meeting tonight, 6/12/25, 6PM at the Town Office. The Zoom Link is 862 6611 6437 with a Passcode of 354911 The public is welcome to attend.
The results of the RSU #12 Budget Vote:
Article #1 45 Yes - 10 No
Article #2 38 Yes - 16 No with 1 blank ballot
We have tickets for the Palermo Days Spaghetti Supper on July 12th at 5PM., Palermo School. $12.00 for adults and children 10 and under are $5.00. Menu is spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and homemade pies.
The Planning Board will be meeting on June 18th. At 5PM there will be site walk at the subdivision site on Hostile Valley Road. The meeting will follow at 6:30PM at the Town Office.
There will be a Road Committee Meeting on Thursday, June 12th, 5PM at the Town Office. This meeting is open to any interested residents who would like to attend.
There will be a Solid Waste Committee meeting on Tuesday, June 17th, 5PM at the Town Office. This meeting is open to any interested residents who would like to attend.
Sand Bids are now being accepted for the 2025-2026 winter season. Please contact the Town Office at 207-640-8100 for a copy of the specification sheet.
The Palermo American Legion will be holding a Yard Sale on June 28, 2025 from 8AM-1PM at the Legion on Turner Ridge Road. Donations are welcome. You can call Mary at 485-6605 or Paul at 993-5049.
There will be a Select Board Meeting on June 12th. A Zoom Link will be posted.
The Municipal Stream Crossing Grant contract has been awarded to S.D. Childs. The work is expected to begin on Belden Woods in mid-June and conclude by the end of September.
Town Reports are available now at the Town Office. Please stop by and pick up your copy.
The China Transfer stickers have arrived at the Town Office. Come in and get your 2025 sticker for $2.00. You will need this for entrance into the Transfer Station. Please bring your license plate number or registration of the vehicle this tag will be assigned.
The Palermo Food Pantry is located in the Palermo Community Center at 22 Veterans Way, Turner Ridge Road. The Pantry is open every Tuesday 11AM to 12:00
The Pantry has been serving the residents of Palermo and surrounding Towns since 2011. In 2014 the Palermo Food Pantry became a partner agency of Good Shepherd Food Bank.
The Pantry offers fruit, vegetables, bakery items, dairy and frozen meat. There is a weekly selection of canned food. The Pantry partners with local farms and receives fresh produce in the growing season. The Palermo Community Center Garden provides fresh organic herbs and vegetables all summer.
A dedicated team of volunteers are available to help anyone who needs assistance. There is a wheelchair accessible ramp for those with disabilities.
The Pantry is closed on Christmas and Easter. Also, when schools close due to weather, the Pantry is rescheduled for the next day, Wednesday at the same time.
For more information, call June Foshay, Director of the Palermo Food Pantry at 207-993-2225.
The vote on the Amendment to the China Transfer Station agreement has passed.
The Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has notified the Town that a case of West Nile Virus in a Mosquito Pool in our Town. More information is available on Maine CDC's website through www.maine.gov/dhhs/order.
Road Commissioner, Jaime Robichaud is pleased to announce that the Town of Palermo has been awarded a $200,000.00 grant from the State of Maine. On August 8th., the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) advised that they selected the Town of Palermo for a Municipal Stream Crossing Grant. This grant is to improve community, economic and environmental benefits at the stream crossing on Belden Woods Road.
The Waldo Broadband Corporation is pleased to inform the residents of our 5 towns that a contract agreement between the Maine Connectivity Authority and Direct Communications was approved on June 17th. The current completion date in the contract is October 15, 2026. Many locations will be online before that date. A detailed project timeline should be available.
The Comprehensive Plan 2025 has been added to the Website under Documents. Click on Comprehensive Plan. The link to the plan is 7ScSYVOSr854tS/edit
The Federal Communication Commission has set up an essential community service for people to use by calling 211. When you call 211 the Center's referral specialists receive these requests from the callers. They will access their databases of resources that are available from private and public health and human service agencies. You will be matched to available resources and be referred or linked directly to an agency or organization that can help you.
Transitional Transportation (TT) can provide eligible families with help paying for work-related travel expenses. Applications are available online at www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/applications-forms or by calling your local DHHS office or by calling 1-855-797-4357.
Taxes will be due on September 12, 2024. January 10, 2025 will be the deadline for Automatic Foreclosures on 2022 taxes.
Palermo is a small town in the southwest corner of Waldo County, Maine, United States. Palermo was settled in 1804 by Stephen Belden, and legend has it that a crate of Sicilian lemons provided the inspiration for our town's name. We are well situated in central Maine, just a thirty minute drive from Augusta, Waterville, and Belfast. Our population was 1,570 at the 2020 census, nearing its record high population of 1,659 in 1850. We have friendly people, beautiful ponds, hills, farms, blueberry fields, the annual Family & Friends Bluegrass Festival, and a total area of 43 square miles and 9 ponds, of which the largest is Sheepscot Pond, a State Fish Hatchery and local attraction.
Palermo is part of the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit (RSU 12). K-8 students go to Palermo Consolidated School, a school with around 140 students. RSU 12 has high school choice, and many Palermo students attend Erskine Academy in China.
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