WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons officially accepted a $200,000 Brownfield cleanup grant for the Forster Mill site Tuesday. The federal Environmental Protection Agency grant was awarded in May, with funds expected to arrive in October. Town Manager Rhonda Irish has attended the first training session and is completing necessary paperwork for it. The town has […]
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Retired superintendent leads RSU 78 on interim basis in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Veteran educator and retired superintendent William “Bill” Richards is serving as interim superintendent of Regional School Unit 78, school board Chairwoman Nancy Hilliard said Wednesday. Richards began July 1 and is being paid $450 per day, Hilliard said. He replaces Jay McIntire whose last day was June 30. “We are going to take […]
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Spruce Mountain school community mourns the loss of Kellee Fortier
JAY — A Spruce Mountain Middle School math teacher was being remembered Wednesday for challenging her students to do the best they could and caring about them far beyond the math lessons. Regional School Unit 73 and the community are mourning the loss of Kellee Fortier, 46, of Jay, who died suddenly Tuesday of natural […]
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Police investigating theft of snowmobile in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of a snowmobile from a residence on Fayette Road. A 1997 white Polaris Indy 600 was reported stolen Saturday, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. The estimated value is $400, he said. Officer Stephen Gould is investigating.
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Jay board says no to new sidewalk
JAY — Selectpersons opted Monday not to pursue putting in a new sidewalk at the intersection of Routes 4 and 17 and Old Jay Hill Road that would lead to the Jay-Niles Memorial Library. The overall cost was estimated at $400,000 with the town responsible for $80,000, if town officials received a state grant. The […]
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Livermore nurse sends medical supplies, clothes to helps Ukraine soldiers
Cook, 60, a Ukrainian American, has family and friends in the country. Her parents came from Ukraine to Canada, then to the United States, where her father enlisted in the U.S. Army in World War II and saw combat in Germany. She is a first-generation Ukrainian American, born in California. She wears a paracord bracelet […]
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Livermore chooses paper over email
LIVERMORE — Town officials voted Tuesday night to continue using paper copies instead of setting up separate email accounts for each selectperson at the Town Office. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said it had been suggested the town set up a free email account for each selectperson. Selectpersons expressed concerns about using personal cellphones or computers […]
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Jay, Polycor invited into second phase of state training grant process
JAY — The town has been invited into the project development phase of the application process for a Workforce Development Grant program of up to $100,000 to benefit Polycor New England Inc. The Canadian-based company is redeveloping the North Jay White Quarry and building a plant to make granite curbing off the Old Jay Hill […]