Aiayanna Brown, 20 months, gets help from her father, Jeff Brown, of Jay as she walks down the stairs at the Farmington Community Playground at Hippach Field on Thursday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Nastassia Bazile, 5, of Jay swings Thursday at the Farmington Community Playground at Hippach Field. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Nastassia Bazile, 5, of Jay […]
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Jay police union members to get raise; firewood going out to bid
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously approved a raise Monday for members of the Jay Police Department union following an executive session, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The union contract has a provision for a wage reopener in it. Union members requested a wage adjustment in February. The board agreed to a one-time wage adjustment for […]
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Jay sells four tax-acquired properties for $41,000
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to award four tax-acquired properties to the highest bidders. The town received 35 sealed bids, which were opened at the meeting. The accepted bids totaled more than $41,000, not factoring town’s expenses, including legal fees, advertising, taxes or sewer fees. The town foreclosed on the properties Jan. 29 and gave […]
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Spruce Mountain Middle School lists second-trimester honor roll
JAY — Spruce Mountain Middle School has announced the honor roll for the second trimester of the 2017-2018 school year. High Honors Eighth grade: Christy-lynn Beaudoin, Emma Blaisdell, Owen Bryant, Summer Chretien, Ashlyn Condon, Quinlin Fournier, Leah Gilbert, Kaila Godbey, Courtney Hogan, Ella Plourde and Caitlin Smiley. Seventh grade: High Honors: Lily Bailey, Shayna Bonnevie, Brooke Brochu, […]
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Livermore Falls woman indicted on drug charges in connection to assault on Jay officer
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls woman accused of assaulting a Jay police officer and of having heroin, cocaine and fentanyl was indicted Wednesday on 10 charges. Melissa J. Couture, 34, of 53 West Loop in Livermore Falls was indicted on felony charges of assault on an officer, eluding an officer and unlawful possession of heroin. […]
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Voters to consider $18.8 million RSU 73 budget
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 budget meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. The 2018-19 budget is $749,907 more than the one for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. However, the $9.44 million to be raised through taxes is $1.44 million less than in […]
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Lloyd I. (Buddy) Lake
WILTON — Lloyd I. (Buddy) Lake, 88, of Wilton passed away on March 31 at his home. He was born on July 20, 1929, to Lillian (Paul) Lake and Leon Lake. He graduated from Farmington High School and then served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On June 25, 1955, he married George Ann […]
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Spruce Mountain HS receives portable defibrillator
JAY — The Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation has donated an automated external defibrillator to Spruce Mountain High School. The device will be made available at school athletic events. Automated external defibrillators are portable electronic devices that automatically diagnose life-threatening cardiac conditions and treat them through defibrillation — the application of electricity that stops irregular heart beats and […]
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Jay Water District lifts last boil-water order
JAY — The Jay Village Water District lifted its last boil-water order Monday to Verso’s Androscoggin Mill and the residents in Riley Village, according to Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere. The district had a water-line break and searched for days until it was determined the leak was in the Androscoggin River off Route 140. The line […]
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Police: Teens from Jay, Livermore Falls charged in alcohol incident; whiskey stolen from store
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four of five teenagers involved in drinking alcohol March 21 in the rear vacant section of the Central Plaza building have been charged, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Police have not caught up with a fifth teen from Jay who was there, he said. Emergency responders were called to the […]