VA to host town hall meeting RUMFORD — VA Maine is hosting a Veterans Town Hall Meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at American Legion Post 24. Updates on the VA Maine Healthcare System and the Togus Regional Office operation will be presented by the VA Center director and the acting regional office director. VA […]
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Hearing on Jay budget proposal March 12; town meeting April 24
JAY — A public hearing on a proposed $6.18 million budget for 2018-19 will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 12, at the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. The proposal is $55,972 more than the current budget. After factoring in nearly $1.77 million in revenue, it represents a net budget of $4.4 million that […]
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Jay sugar shack destroyed by fire
JAY — A sugar shack and sap-boiling equipment were destroyed by fire Saturday night on Weston Heights in North Jay, Deputy Fire Chief Corey Leclerc said Monday. “It was a total loss,” Leclerc said. The cause is under investigation. The 16- by 20-foot building is owned by Trevor Giroux, who had insurance on it. Sap […]
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Wilton, Livermore drivers charged with OUI, endangering children
Two people are accused of drunken driving and endangering the welfare of children in separate incidents this past weekend. On Sunday, Michael Y. Couillard, 41, of Wilton was arrested on three Class D charges of operating under the influence of alcohol-one prior, refusing to submit to arrest or detention with bodily injury, and endangering the welfare […]
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Clarendon L. "Bing" Crosby
JAY — Clarendon Lee (Bing) Crosby, 86, of Jay, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday morning, Feb. 25. He was born Feb. 9, 1932, in Wilton, the son of Lee Seldon and Margaret (Preston) Crosby. Bing was raised in Wilton and attended Wilton Academy School until his senior year. When his parents built a new house […]
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It's beginning to look and feel like spring
Ice along the Androscoggin River in Canton melts under the sun Tuesday. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Jay resident disappointed no gazebo at Town Office
JAY — Resident Dot White told selectpersons Monday her dream of having a gazebo built at the Town Office property is “slowly dying.” Her comments came after selectpersons told her there is not enough space and property setback for plowing snow. There is also no electricity or other amenities and no money. And with the close […]
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Owner of hydroelectric facilities in Jay requests tax abatement
JAY — Androscoggin Hydro, a subsidiary of Eagle Creek Renewable Energy based in New Jersey, has filed a tax abatement request for 2017 for its two hydroelectric facilities on the Androscoggin River. Eagle Creek bought four hydroelectric facilities from Verso Corp. in January 2016 for nearly $62 million. The other facilities are in Livermore and […]
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Windows broken in Jay, Livermore Falls
Police in Jay and Livermore Falls are investigating reports of broken windows in a home, a car and a business Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, a living room window and a storm door window at a home on Haines Corner Road in Livermore Falls were reported broken by a ball-bearing, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. […]
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Jean M. Breton
FARMINGTON — It is with sadness that we announce that Jean M. Breton, 83, a resident of Jay, left her family and friends Thursday, Feb. 15. She was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Jay, the daughter of Charles Cheli and Adelia (Allegrini) Cheli. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On Sept. 3, 1955, she […]