Jemma Gauthier, 6, tested the water with her toes before taking a dip with her grandmother.
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Livermore Falls notes birthday of native Louise Bogan, the first woman to become U.S. poet laureate
LIVERMORE FALLS — “Today is Louise Bogan’s 126th birthday,” a post on the town Facebook page read Aug. 11. That note led to a quest to learn more about the woman born Aug. 11, 1897, in Livermore Falls, and who became the first female poet laureate to the Library of Congress in 1945. She died […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay approves $6,350 to improve recreation areas
The Select Board also agreed to continue renting a portable toilet for September and October and from May 1-Nov. 1, 2024 for French Falls Park Area.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Oxford Hills
Seth Carey seeks access to secret grand jury testimony
Former DA contender claims testimony may prove his allegation he was targeted for a ‘politically-motivated prosecution’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Jay board selects low bidder to fix Woodman Hill Road in North Jay
Selectmen agreed to close the Riley Road bridge over the Androscoggin River for the POW/MIA service Sept. 16.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore Falls town clerk working to establish farmers’ market downtown
Clerk Doris Austin organized a blood drive that collected 133 units of blood on Tuesday.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain directors approve chaga mushroom project
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 directors on Thursday conditionally approved a contract for JustNiks Micosilva to work with teachers and students to raise chaga mushrooms on district land. “The Spruce Mountain mycoforestry outdoor research project gives Spruce Mountain High School students the opportunity to learn about fungi in an outdoor environment,” teacher Rob Taylor […]
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Boil-water order issued in North Jay following water line breaks
North Jay Water District customers should boil water at a rolling boil for one minute prior to consuming it any form.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Seth Carey claims ‘malicious prosecution,’ seeks sanctions for police, prosecutor
After a five-year battle to clear his name, one-time district attorney candidate Seth Carey of Rumford filed suit in Oxford County this week accusing the Maine State Police of malicious prosecution. Carey said in legal papers that police filed “completely false criminal charges” against him that led to the loss of his law license and […]
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Most North Jay Water District customers without water Thursday
JAY — Nearly all North Jay Water District customers were without water Thursday after two line breaks on state Route 4. A crew was at the scene of a break Thursday just north of Jay-Niles Memorial Library that occurred Wednesday. The water blew up through the road surface. “This area was like a great big […]