JAY — The Jay Village Water District has lifted the boil-water order on Main Street/Route 4 from Lambert Street north to the top of the Old Jay Hill Road. A order was issued Thursday after a contractor for Central Maine Power struck a water main that morning on Jay Hill on Route 4 while […]
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Work ongoing at Spruce Mountain Elementary School
LIVERMORE FALLS – The Regional School Unit 73 board last Thursday received construction and program updates, and approved a job description for a registrar at the high school. The renovation project at Spruce Mountain Elementary School is progressing, but work will continue into the school year. The kitchen equipment and cafeteria tables have not arrived, with delivery […]
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Spruce Mountain schools updates
LIVERMORE FALLS – At the Regional School Unit 73 school board meeting Thursday construction and program updates were given and a job description approved for a registrar at the high school. The renovation project at the Elementary School is progressing, but work will continue into the school year. The kitchen equipment and cafeteria tables haven’t […]
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Boil-water order issued in Jay after water main is damaged
JAY — A boil-water order has been issued after a contractor for Central Maine Power struck a water main Thursday morning on Jay Hill on Route 4 while installing a utility pole. The Jay Village Water District was still making repairs at about 3 p.m., and expected water service to be restored later Thursday. Superintendent […]
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Hydroelectric stations sold to Canadian power company
JAY — Four hydroelectric stations in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls are expected to be sold to a Canadian power company by the end of the year. Ontario Power Generation announced Aug. 9 it had entered into a purchase and sale agreement with affiliates of Hudson Clean Energy Partners and other shareholders to acquire 100 […]
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Construction planned at Livermore Town Office next week
LIVERMORE — Fire Chief Donald Castonguay told selectpersons Monday that Grimaldi Concrete plans to work next week at the fire station and Town Office complex. The pavement in front of the fire station doors is sagging due to the weight of the trucks going in and out, he said. When it rains hard, water pools […]
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Jay tax bills going down
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to set the 2018-19 tax rate at $20.25 per $1,000 of property valuation, which is $2.25 less than last year’s rate. The owner of a home and property valued at $75,000, and factoring in a $20,000 Homestead Exemption, would pay a tax bill of $1,113, which is $124 less […]
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For Maine’s marijuana industry, security’s still high-risk
“I don’t live in fear; it’s just not my style,” says grower Chad Crandall, whose operation in Jay is outfitted with surveillance cameras and motion sensors. But he admits: “The cameras, the security system, it gives me peace of mind.” (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) Using crowbars and jackhammers, thieves broke into Dawson and Kelly Julia’s […]
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Jay tax rate expected to decline
JAY — After several years of rising tax rates, a decrease is expected this year, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Wednesday. Selectpersons will set the 2018-19 rate at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.21, at the Town Office. The board set the date at Monday’s meeting. The tax rate is $22.50. “I anticipate a reduction in the […]
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Farmington teenager injured in three-vehicle collision in Jay
JAY — A three-vehicle collision at Routes 133 and 156 on Wednesday afternoon sent a Farmington teenager to the hospital with minor injuries, Sgt. Russell Adams said Thursday morning. Norman Lewis Jr., 34, of Chesterville was traveling west on Route 156 toward Wilton when he failed to stop at a stop sign, Adams said. Lewis’ […]