JAY — A New Jersey company has withdrawn its tax abatement applications for its four hydroelectric facilities in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. Androscoggin Hydro LLC, a subsidiary of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, bought the facilities from Verso Corp. in January 2016 for $62 million. The company filed tax abatement applications in each town in […]
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John Peter Iannucci
FARMINGTON — John Peter Iannucci, 61, of Jay died Tuesday evening, July 10, in the emergency room at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington. He was born Aug. 1, 1956, in Glens Falls, N.Y., a son of Jeremiah and Caroline (Parker) Iannucci. He was a 1974 graduate of Jay High School where he was a member of the […]
Larry N. Pond Jr.
JAY — Larry N. Pond, Jr., 42, a resident of Jay, passed away Tuesday morning, July 10, at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1976, in Manchester, N.H., the son of Larry N. Pond Sr. and Judith (Shook) Pond. Larry attended high school in New Hampshire. In 2011, he married April McDonald at Moose Hill […]
Cattle staying cool
Cattle rest in the shade of a tree Wednesday morning at a field on Macomber Hill Road in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
Jay to have committee draft bid specifications for curbside collection
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday voted 4-1 to have the Solid Waste Committee draft bid specifications for collecting trash at curbside and collecting trash and recyclables at curbside. If only trash was collected at curbside, residents would have to bring their recyclables to the Transfer Station. Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed the vote while Selectpersons Chairman […]
Jay man OK after crash in Chesterville
Marvin Storer, 69, of Jay, told a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Thursday morning that his truck went off Route 156 and hit a tree as he tried to grab a paper flying around in his truck, Deputy Keith Madore said. Storer was not injured, Madore said. Jay Fire Rescue Department assisted at the scene. (Donna […]
Jacqueline "Jackie" T. Beaudette
SCARBOROUGH — Jacqueline “Jackie” Theresa (Lauzier) Beaudette, 87, of Westbrook and formerly of Jay passed away peacefully Sunday, July 1, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Jackie was born in Chisholm on July 9, 1930, to Alphonse and Alma Lauzier and grew up in Jay with her older brother, Skippy and two older sisters, Doris […]
Jay students honored on Liberty Day
Fifth-graders at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay participated in the Jay/Livermore Falls Lions Club’s Liberty Day to top off their study on the U.S. Constitution. Each student received a Constitution Booklet and a small American flag. From left, front row, are Brandon Cooper, Cecilia Pike, Avery Bessey, Lily Fortier, Janessa Longley Vanessa Soucy, Violet […]
Red, white and blue rules the parade
Hunter Carrier, 5, of Wilton, left, and Kristen Delavan of Jay put the finishing touches Tuesday on the Corner Stone Baptist Church’s float before the Tri-Town July 3 Parade kicked off in Jay. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Owen Duca of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, left, follows his brother, Wyatt Duca’s ATV on Tuesday as they ride down […]
Former Jay man pleads not guilty to hitting woman with cane
FARMINGTON — A former Jay man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to hitting his former girlfriend on the head with a cane on New Year’s Eve last year. Ronald Tarckini, 66, of Rumford, who has been in custody since his arrest, entered not guilty pleas in Franklin County Superior Court to a felony charge of aggravated […]