RUMFORD — Graveside services for Miss Anne Marie Umbro,of Jay and formerly of Rumford were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, May 11, at St. John Cemetery, Rumford, with the Rev. Nathan March officiating. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, 3 Franklin St., Rumford.
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Students learn skills building dugouts at Jay ball field
JAY — Students in two construction classes at Spruce Mountain High School are getting hands-on experience building dugouts at the ball field at French Falls Recreation Area. “Kids today don’t get real-world experience,” instructor Daniel Lemieux said. “How will they know if they want to do something if they’ve never done it?” On Thursday, as […]
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Margaret B. Marcotte
AUBURN — Margaret Boucher Marcotte, formerly a resident of Jay until her move to Clover Manor late last year, where she passed on Tuesday, May 8, just two days after her 101st birthday. She was born May 6, 1917, in Jay, a daughter of Arthur and Georgianna Gallant Boucher and attended St. Rose schools in Jay. […]
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Jay man sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 10 months of a four-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in heroin, according to Franklin County court documents. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 35, formerly of Wilton, was arrested Aug. 31, 2017, on a felony conspiracy charge and indicted in November after […]
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Painting stripes in Jay
Jay public works employees Fred Richards, left, and Terry Greenleaf, center, move a stencil after Chuck Haskell sprays white paint to stripe parking spaces at the Jay Municipal Building on Wednesday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Chuck Haskell, right, of the Jay Public Works Department sprays white paint to freshen up parking space lines at the […]
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Spruce Mountain teams sweep envirothon
WILTON — Three teams from Spruce Mountain High School in Jay won the top three places at the Southwestern Regional Envirothon on Thursday at Kineowatha Park. Spruce Mountain adviser Rob Taylor said, “I’m really pleased with my rookie team. This is their first time being at a competition like this.” Tanna Herlihy, from the second place […]
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Road construction begins on Old Jay Hill Road
A crew from C.H. Stevenson Inc. of Wayne installs a drain pipe Wednesday along Old Jay Hill Road in Jay. A section of the road is being rebuilt to handle heavy equipment and trucks hauling heavy loads for Polycor, a granite curbing manufacturer. No through traffic is allowed on the road during the construction project. Stevenson […]
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Jay cuts $20,000 from rejected article, sends it back to voters
JAY — Selectpersons and Budget Committee members voted Monday to approve $181,215 for a professional services article to go back to voters on June 12. The initial article for $201,215 was rejected by voters April 24 by a vote of 261-213. It was the only article to fail out of a proposed $6.18 million budget. […]
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Third quarter honors at Spruce Mountain High School
LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain High School has announced the third quarter honor roll of the 2017-2018 school year. Highest Honors Seniors: Jordan Daigle. Juniors: Lilly Towers. High Honors Seniors: Rhylie Bubier, Lauren Cornelio, Rylee Delaney, Lyndzi Dolloff, Megan Fowler, Arianna Gordon, Tanna Herlihy, Skyler Lewis, Shane Pelletier, Bryan Riley and Mason Shink. Juniors: Gabrielle Beaudoin and […]
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Memorial Day Parade group requests funding, participants in Jay, Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A planning committee for the Memorial Day Parade in the Jay and Livermore Falls area is seeking members, parade participants and money to cover liability insurance. “We are really having a struggle because we are in dire need of funding to cover the parade,” member Gail Kerns-Dube said. Liability insurance has cost […]