JAY — Residents will decide on a $5.2 million municipal budget and elect town, school and water district officials Tuesday, April 26, at the polls. Voting is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jay Community Building. The selectpersons’ proposed spending plan is $368,434 less than the current budget. After factoring in $1.38 million […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Tuesday Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10:30 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectboard, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]
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Polycor blasting Monday
JAY – Polycor, a Canadian-based company building a granite curbing plant off Old Jay Hill Road, will be blasting on Monday, April 18. The company anticipates four blasts between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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New Sharon native writes theme song for Boston Marathon
Devin Ferreira is unstoppable in his love of music and teaching. The New Sharon native and 2007 Mt. Blue High School graduate has composed an energetic hip-hop theme song, titled “Unstoppable,” for the Boston Marathon, which takes place Monday. As he shared in a recent email, music has been a lifelong passion. “I have always been […]
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Farmington to sell 10 tax-acquired properties
FARMINGTON — The town plans to sell 10 tax-acquired properties dating back 13 years. Selectmen made the decision Tuesday, agreeing they didn’t take lightly taking someone’s property. Including taxes, liens, interest and other costs, the town is owed more than $60,000 on the parcels. Financial Director Dianna Young plans to continue to work with owners […]
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Verso takes Jay property tax appeal to Bankruptcy Court
JAY — Verso Corp. has jumped the town and state tax appeal processes to ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to determine the taxable value of the Androscoggin Mill and property in Jay for the tax year 2015. The company also skipped the state’s tax appeal process for the 2013 and 2014 tax years, and asked […]
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Charge elevated in robbery case in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man accused of robbing a resident at gunpoint Monday and leading police on an approximate 36-mile, low-speed pursuit through three counties now faces an elevated charge of robbery. Robert T. Judd, 37, of Livermore Falls is charged with a Class A robbery with a dangerous weapon, Police Chief Ernest Steward […]
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Jewelry, cash taken from Livermore Falls residence
LIVERMORE FALLS — Jewelry and cash were stolen from a home on Campground Road between Monday and 7:47 p.m. Wednesday when the burglary was discovered, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. Officer Stephen Allen responded to the scene in East Livermore. There was forced entry through a back door, Steward said. A safe was […]
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Auburn-Lewiston, Sugarloaf airports awarded federal grant money
AUGUSTA (AP) — Five airports in Maine will split $1.7 million in federal grant money earmarked for the improvement of operations at each. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1SCcPbv ) Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the money through the Federal Aviation Administration. Bangor International Airport will […]
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Planning underway for restructuring Spruce Mountain elementary schools
LIVERMORE FALLS — Planning meetings have begun for restructuring the elementary schools in Regional School Unit 73. Superintendent Kenneth Healey has met with the staff and principals of Jay and Livermore elementary schools. They will spend all remaining half days working on planning curriculum and collaboration to make the reconfiguration successful, he said. Teachers will […]