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759			The town is going through a federal testing process on the former Eaton Memorial United Methodist Church to see if hazardous materials are involved.		</div>
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913<article id="post-11299188" class="post-11299188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community tag-livermore-falls-maine mtm_location-jay mtm_location-livermore mtm_location-livermore-falls entry">
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924		<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Livermore town leaders are dealing with a 120-year-old, crumbling brick church and a former store, garage and its contents, both of which are in foreclosure for unpaid taxes and sewer fees.</p>
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928<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A section of Knapp Street at the intersection of Church Street has been blocked off with cement barriers and fencing for<a href="https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/03/19/falling-church-debris-prompts-road-closure-in-livermore-falls/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/03/19/falling-church-debris-prompts-road-closure-in-livermore-falls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> six months</a> as a precaution because bricks and other debris are crumbling and falling from the vacant former Methodist church.</p>
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944<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The church closed as a place of worship in 2016, and it and the parsonage were sold to a private owner. The town foreclosed on the properties for back taxes and sewer fees in January 2025 after the new owner died.</p>
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948<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Town Manager Carrie Castonguay is working with Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments to have the building tested for hazardous material using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs Brownfields program. The building is being tested to determine if there are hazardous materials involved and what needs to be done, if anything, before it is demolished.</p>
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956The town also foreclosed on the former Western Auto store and garage and the apartments above it on Main Street earlier this year. Because it owns the property, the town administratively abated $39,708.17 in taxes and sewer fees, Castonguay said.</p><div class="ad-injection"><span class="before-injected-ad ad-notice">Advertisement</span><div id="adslot1" class="injectable-ad-slot opscoad-adPosition1" data-unit="/6119/sunjournal.com/news" data-ad-index="1" style="display: block; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; width:100%;"></div></div>
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960<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The business had been in town since 1978 when it was owned and operated by the late Richard Jackman.</p>
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964<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new owner, Richardâs son Peter Jackman, had been working at the store until June and took what he wanted then, Castonguay said. Nothing has been removed from the building by the town. </p>
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972<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jackman could not be reached for comment.</p>
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