South Thomaston Fire Fighters Meeting
South Thomaston Fire Fighters Meeting
The South Thomaston Fire Department meets every Monday evening for educaitonal and training purposes.
Welcome to the Town of
South Thomaston
2025 Dog Licenses
2025 Dog Licenses will be available at the Town Office on October 15, 2024.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Town Office will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2024 for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
November 5, 2024 Absentee Ballot & Election Information
The General Election and Referendum Election will be held on November 5, 2024 in the community room at the Town Office. The polls are open 8 am to 8 pm.
Absentee Ballots are now available and may be obtained by one of these methods:
1. Come into the Town Office and pick the ballots up.
2. Call the Town Office and request the ballots be mailed to you.
3. Vote in person at the Town Office prior to Election Day.
The last day to request an absentee ballot, without special circumstances, is Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Absentee ballots can be mailed back to the Town Office, brought into the Town Office or dropped into the drop box outside the Town Office entrance after Town Office hours.
All ballots must be returned by 8 pm on Tuesday November 5, 2024.
Click on the link to view sample ballots:
General Election Sample Ballot
Referendum Sample Ballot
Real Estate Tax Payment
The first payment of real estate taxes was due October 1st. Interest accrues daily. Please check with the Town Office for the balance due before sending a check.
Rescue 54
The Town’s newest fire truck Rescue 54 has arrived!
2024 Tax Bills
2024 tax bills have been mailed. If you don’t received your tax bill after a period of time, please call the town office and request a copy. For your convenience, after town office hours payments can be dropped off in the drop box outside the Town Office door. The box will be checked every morning. Please remember, the first half of the tax bill is due October 1, 2024 and the second half is due April 1, 2025. Only one tax bill will be sent. You may also pay the 2024 taxes in full on or before October 1, 2024 if you prefer.
2024 Mill rate
Information on the 2024 mill rate.
Repeal of the Property Tax Stabilization Program for Senior Citizens
For information on how the repeal of the Property Tax Stabilization Program for Senior Citizens will affect 2024 tax bills Click here . This will only affect tax bills that were frozen at the amount of the 2022 taxes for the 2023 tax bill.
2023-24 Annual Town Report
FIRE & UTILITY TRUCK FOR SALE
Fire Truck Engine 52 Description:
Engine 52 Sales description
Fire Truck Engine 52 Pictures:
Engine 52 Pictures
GILFORD BUTLER CENTER
Thursday evenings offer a wide variety of activities 4-7pm. The Keag music jammers meet in the learning space. Bring your instrument of choice (we have a piano!) or just come to listen and sing along.
The crafters meet in the maker space to work on their projects or to learn something new. Most recently, we have been exploring 3 dimensional paper crafts including Moravian stars and triskele paper globes, materials provided.
The community room is open for games, puzzles, ping pong….fun for everyone.
And of course the library is open for business as usual. All are welcome!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Individuals interested in an appointment to the Budget Committee, Planning Board, Appeals Board, Ordinance Review Committee, Library and Community Center Committee, Conservation Commission are urged to contact the Town Office for more information.
PARCEL VIEWER
Check out the new South Thomaston Parcel Viewer. Many thanks to Leticia vanVuuren, Geospatial Database Manager at Knox County EMA.
Wessaweskeag Historical Society Museum
The Historical Society Museum is now open for the season. We welcome friends, neighbors and visitors to visit our museum that includes both the Village School classroom and many artifacts from our local area. Visitors’ hours are Saturdays from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm or by appointment. Please contact Beverly St Clair at [email protected] or call at 207-701-7147. If the “OPEN” flag is out someone is in the museum.
Pickle Ball
Come Play Pickle Ball on Thursdays at 1:00 PM at the courts behind the South Thomaston Town Office. All are welcome, including beginners. Extra paddles are available.
FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED
The Fire Department needs new firefighters as we are becoming dangerously low on manpower. For more information, please reach out to Fire Chief David Elwell or anyone on the Fire Department currently. Applications can be obtained at the Town Office, Town website under Fire Department, or stopping in on a Monday night @ 6pm
Contact information
Fire Chief David Elwell 207-542-4797 [email protected]
TOWN REPORT DEDICATIONS
Leslie Spear has compiled a list of Town Report Dedications from 1968 to 2021/22. I’ve posted them on the Informational Documents and Useful Links page, under Town Resources. Thank you Leslie!
Town E-mail
If you would like your email address added to the Town group email, please click on Contact us in the top menu. Enter your name, email address and phone number. In the message box, type town email.
