JAY — Five Spruce Mountain Middle School teams are gearing up for the Western Maine FIRST LEGO League Qualifier on Saturday, Nov. 17. The qualifier is hosted by the Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 and will be held at Spruce Mountain High School. Community members are welcome to attend the robotic game challenge matches in […]
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Jay authorizes police chief to get quotes on new cruiser
JAY — Selectpersons authorized the police chief Monday to get at least three bids for a new cruiser. They also voted to allow him to use money from the forfeiture reserve account to pay for past laboratory testing of drugs seized. Chief Richard Caton IV asked the board if he could start the bidding process to […]
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Jay man graduates from basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman Chad Richards graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman, who is a 2016 graduate of Spruce Mountain High School, Jay, completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and […]
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N.Y. man sentenced for selling crack in Jay
FARMINGTON — A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to selling crack cocaine from a Jay apartment and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to court documents. Darnell Smith, 21, of the Bronx also faced a charge of aggravated drug trafficking, which was dismissed. A conviction on the cocaine trafficking charge is punishable […]
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Watershed survey of ponds deemed important
JAY — A survey of watersheds for two ponds that supply drinking water to Livermore Falls and Jay is meant to recognize potential problems and fix them, according to information at a public hearing October 23. “This is not to catch people doing something wrong,” said Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon adviser Rob Taylor, whose students have […]
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Dube retires; Lancaster to coach Spruce Mountain
By Tony Blasi, Sports Editor The coaching carousel never stops spinning, but high school coach Brian Dube is getting off for good after a successful 22-year career, and Stephen Lancaster is staying on for the long run. Lancaster, the former Mt. Blue baseball coach, returns to Spruce Mountain to replace Dube. Lancaster was Dube’s junior […]
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Cooking matters teaches healthy kitchen skills
JAY — When Kristie Cooper of Livermore excitedly announced, “I made noodles,” her classmates applauded proudly. Cooper was making fresh pasta for soups while her classmates made other preparations. Cooper and about 25 others are taking a free 6-week Cooking Matters class offered by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The course curriculum teaches […]
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Cooking matters teaches healthy kitchen skills
JAY — When Kristie Cooper of Livermore excitedly announced, “I made noodles,” her classmates applauded proudly. Cooper was making fresh pasta for soups while her classmates made other preparations. Cooper and about 25 others are taking a free 6-week Cooking Matters class offered by Healthy Community Coalition of Greater Franklin County. The course curriculum teaches […]
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Jay Dems to meet Wednesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Jay Democratic Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the back meeting room of the bank building in Livermore Falls.
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Fire destroys hunting camp, ATVs in Jay
JAY — A hunting camp owned by a Vermont man and two side-by-side ATVs were destroyed by fire Friday night, Fire/Rescue Chief Mike Booker wrote in a text Saturday. The camp off Morse Hill Road burned to the ground, he wrote. The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. Firefighters were called back at about […]