JAY — Local robotics competition participants learned Saturday via an international webcast that the 2018 theme is arcade games. The announcement for the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition provided background information and details about this year’s game, called FIRST Power Up. Members of Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 […]
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State lowers Jay valuation for third consecutive year
JAY — Maine Revenue Services has reduced the town’s state certified valuation by $61.55 million for 2016 and 2017, and 2018 proposal because of downsizing at the Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill. The town applied for a reduction through the state’s Sudden and Severe Disruption of Valuation Program in 2017. It is the third consecutive year […]
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Jay Rec raffling chair, drawing to be held at Spruce Mountain Sled-In
JAY — The sixth annual Spruce Mountain Sled-In and Winter Family Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at French Falls Recreation Area, French Falls Lane, across from Spruce Mountain High School. Those attending may ride in on snowmobiles via Whistlestop Trail or come by car and park in […]
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Jay crew readies to hit the roads
The Jay Public Works crew was fueling up, checking snowplows and wings, and loading up to hit the roads Thursday morning when snow started falling earlier than predicted. “We are about all ready,” crew member Fred Richards said at about 7:30 a.m. at the Public Works Department. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Stocking up for the storm
Paula Young of Canton, left, checks out with Laurie Duguay of Livermore at the Hannaford supermarket in Jay on Wednesday. Long lines and full parking lots greeted shoppers preparing for Thursday’s nor’easter. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Jay man charged in domestic-violence assault case
JAY — Police responded to a disturbance at 2 Barker St. late Sunday, where they found a woman with a severe head wound and covered in blood, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Police say Ronald E. Tarckini, 65, of Jay had hit his girlfriend over the head with a cane. Tarckini is charged on a […]
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The Free Store: changing people's lives
JAY — The Free Store is filling a community need. Twelve to 15 bags leave the store on the third floor of St. Rose of Lima Church’s Parish Hall, 1 Church St., each week. Some are grocery bags, others are large trash bags, organizer Julie Taylor said. “People take two or three bags. Some people come every […]
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Lauren Faeth: Off and running
JAY — Lauren Faeth had her right leg amputated below the knee last December, the day after taking her nursing boards. The start of the year was a struggle with medical complications, but she’s off and running. Literally. The 24-year-old is hoping to run the Beach to Beacon 10-kilometer road race this year and the […]
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Subzero smile in Jay
Devon Darling of Livermore Falls, who has been employed at Riverside Kwik Stop in Jay for more than two years, had a smile — frozen? — on his face while pumping gas in the bitter cold Thursday. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Spruce Mountain opens slopes
Cade Chicoine waits his turn while Lachlan Gilbert gets some air after taking off from a jump at Spruce Mountain Ski Area in Jay on Tuesday. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Skiers enjoy the fresh snow on the Barn Slope at Spruce Mountain Ski Area in Jay on opening day Tuesday. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls […]