JAY — Five people were injured Tuesday night in a head-on collision between two vehicles on Route 133 at the Hyde Road intersection at about 6 p.m. Cassidy Packard, 17, of Dixfield was driving north on Route 133 when she tried to take a left turn onto Hyde Road and failed to yield the right […]
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Benefits planned for Michael Kennedy
JAY — Community members are rallying to support Michael “Mike” Kennedy and his family with a benefit spaghetti supper, raffles and an auction from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the AMVETS Hall in Jay. Kennedy is a hospice patient suffering from congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema, according to his family. […]
Jay garage roofing bids sought
The roof on the Jay Public Works Department barn built in 1977 is “leaking quite significantly,” Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere. Jay selectpersons voted Monday to put the roof replacement out to bid. The town purchased the barn for $100,000 in 1998. It abuts the garage at the Public Works Department on Jay Hill, off […]
Farmington man, Jay girl charged alcohol-related case
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol. Three teenagers also face alcohol-related charges. Police received a driving complaint about 11:14 p.m. Friday on Fairbanks Road. The car was parked at a residence on Box Shop Hill Road, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said. Police discovered underage […]
Jay, Livermore Falls area veterans remembered
LIVERMORE FALLS — Ceremonies were held Saturday to honor and remember the men and women who served in the military from Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls and Fayette. Members of George Bunten Post 10 American Legion, Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335 VFW, and Lane-Dube Post 33 AMVETS and their auxiliaries gathered at the Livermore Falls Memorial Bridge. […]
Family looking for Jay woman
JAY — The family of 27-year-old Jordann Bessey is concerned for her safety and wants to make sure she is OK. She left her grandmother’s house in Jay on Sept. 11 under the guise of going to college classes and has not returned, her mother, Pam Murphy of Lewiston said Friday. Bessey, a 2008 graduate […]
Riverside Kwik Stop makes lunches for CMP linemen
JAY — From Nov. 1 to 7, Riverside Kwik Stop prepared 1,225 bag lunches for Central Maine Power linemen who restored power after a powerful wind storm swept across the state last month. More than 400,000 CMP customers lost power Sunday and Monday, Oct. 29 – 30. Karen Quirrion said her sister works for CMP. […]
Business workshops, training to be offered in Jay
JAY — A business essentials workshop series will be offered at Spruce Mountain High School on the first three Mondays of November. The series is sponsored by the Maine Small Business Development Centers in collaboration with New Ventures Maine, according to a release. The Maine Small Business Development Centers has received funds from the U.S. […]
Christmas crafters sell wares in Jay
Pam Lanyon of Turner works on a diagonal row, the fifth in the seven-step traditional caning process at the Spruce Mountain High School Class of 2018 Christmas Craft Fair at the Jay school Saturday. The fair featured more than 45 crafters. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Lily Bellerose of Livermore checks out a display of handmade clothes […]
Spruce Mountain High School awards September students
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School recently held an assembly where it recognized hard-working students during September. September Students of the Month were Annabelle Collins and Hailee Perkins; Ryley Glidden and Rhonda Peart earned Phoenix Awards; and Department Awards recipients were Caitlin Chaousis, Megan Mercier, Sydney Bonnevie, Jordan Daigle, Rhylie Bubier, Jack Bryant, Skye Chretien, Cassandra Landry, […]