JAY — Police said an Auburn man is accused of unlawful sexual contact with a teenage girl Saturday in Jay. Richard R. Hunt, 23, was arrested Saturday by Jay police Detective Russell Adams on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to Farmington District Court records. However, following review by the Franklin County District Attorney’s […]
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Teams blast into space for LEGO League qualifier
JAY — Teams from Farmington and Waterville took home the top awards Saturday in a robotics competition that included 26 teams from schools across the state. Smart Fun Engineers, the team from private school Smart Fun Learning Adventures in Farmington, had the highest score in the FIRST Lego League Western Maine Qualifier. The team also placed […]
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Jay to move forward on income survey to gain grant funds
JAY — Now that a $30 million bond question to improve wastewater infrastructures was passed by Maine voters, Sewer Superintendent Mark Holt can move forward on having a median income survey done. The majority of selectpersons voted in October to spend up to $30,000 to have an income study conducted of residents on the town’s […]
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Jay to be presented petition to rescind support for CMP project
JAY — A petition is expected to be presented to selectpersons Monday asking them to rescind their support for Central Maine Power’s proposed transmission line. The select board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 26 in the cafeteria of the Spruce Mountain Middle School. The proposed New England Clean Energy Connect project would […]
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Teams blast into space for LEGO League qualifier
JAY — Teams from Farmington and Waterville took home the top awards Saturday in a robotics competition that included 26 teams from schools across the state. Smart Fun Engineers, the team from private school Smart Fun Learning Adventures in Farmington, had the highest score in the FIRST Lego League Western Maine Qualifier. The team also placed […]
Posted inCommunity, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Boxes full of Thanksgiving
JAY — “I am just thankful to be able to give back where I can,” said Al Beave of Jay as he checked over the contents of a box filled with Thanksgiving essentials. Beave was one of nearly 40 volunteers who gathered Sunday, Nov. 18 at Tri-Town Ministerial Association Food Cupboard. The group formed an […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to stalking
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Monday in Franklin County Superior Court to stalking a family member in May. Details of the case against James E. Murphy Jr., 61, were not available, but the complaint against him simply said he acted in a way that caused the family member distress and inconvenience. Ten other […]
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Sliding vehicle smashes into building's entryway in Jay
JAY — The entryway of a building at Jewell Street and Route 4 was taken out by an SUV on Tuesday morning, police Sgt. Russell Adams said. Rachel Ouellette, 51, escaped injury when her 2006 Jeep slid into the building that houses the Scissor Wizard on Jewell Street, Adams said. It had started snowing and […]
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Teams blast into space for LEGO League qualifier
JAY — Teams from Farmington and Waterville took home the top awards Saturday in a robotics competition that included 26 teams from schools across the state. Smart Fun Engineers, the team from private school Smart Fun Learning Adventures in Farmington, had the highest score in the FIRST Lego League Western Maine Qualifier. The team also placed […]
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Veterans remembered with services
TRI-TOWN — Members of the three veterans’ organizations, along with their auxiliary members, held services throughout the area on November 11 to honor and recognize all veterans on Veterans Day. The first service was held at the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge at 8:45 a.m. Services were held at the Livermore monument, Union Park in Livermore Falls, the […]