JAY — Voters are being asked Tuesday, Nov. 7, to consider using $1,663.42 from the undesignated fund to pay for Jay’s remaining share to support a greater Franklin County broadband planning study. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Building. The Opportunity Center of North Franklin County began […]
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Jay sets timeline for town meeting, budget vote
JAY — The annual town meeting referendum will be held April 24 for the 2018-19 budget. Selectpersons have decided to return to a budget process format of developing a budget to present to the Budget Committee instead of involving the committee from the start of deliberations. The board has invited the Budget Committee to participate […]
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Thanksgiving basket sign-up taking place
JAY — Plans are being made to help as many people as possible with a special meal for Thanksgiving in the towns of Livermore Falls, Jay and Livermore The Tri-Town Ministerial Food Cupboard serves the three towns. Residents from the towns who need help are eligible to sign up for a Thanksgiving food basket during […]
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Jay offers to share ladder truck with Livermore Falls short term
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-1 Monday to offer to share the Fire Rescue Department’s E-One ladder truck with Livermore Falls for $6,330 for six months. It is estimated that Livermore Falls’ 1988 ladder truck needs $11,200 to $14,000 in repairs to keep it in service. Jay’s truck cost $498,000 in 1997 and had a 25-year […]
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Sweeper goes off road, hits tree in Jay
A street sweeper owned by Cousineau Inc. in Wilton and driven by Samuel Ramsdell, 29, of Jay, received minimal damage Tuesday afternoon when it went off Keep Road in North Jay and struck a tree, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Samuel Ramsdell, 29, of Jay was driving a street sweeper owned by Cousineau Inc. […]
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Jay man remains hospitalized after ATV rolls
JAY — A local man was injured Monday afternoon when the ATV he was driving rolled over and landed on his head, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. James Gilpatrick, 47, of Jay was in the parking lot of Kenoco Kwik Gas station at Route 4 and Riley Road after getting gas for the […]
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Wilton receives eight applications for superintendent, chief operator of plants
WILTON — The town has received eight applications for superintendent and chief operator of the wastewater treatment and water plants, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. The position has been vacant since Sept. 12, when Justin Futia left town employment. Jay Sewer Superintendent Mark Holt has been assisting Wilton for four or five hours a week […]
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Ernest Allen Jr.
FARMINGTON – Ernest Allen Jr., 78, of East Dixfield Road, Jay, died Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sandy River Center in Farmington. He was born April 21, 1939, in Norwalk, Conn., a loving son of Ernest and Edna (Harrington) Allen. On June 28, 1960, he married Rejeanne, the love of his life, in Pound Ridge, N.Y. […]
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Jay to hold town meeting in April
JAY — Selectpersons decided Tuesday to hold the annual town meeting referendum in April to coincide with the Regional School Unit 73 budget validation vote. The annual town meeting referendum was April 25 this year to set a budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year that began July 1. The vote had been aligned with the […]
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Elaine Smith
FARMINGTON — Elaine House Byron Smith, 74, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Farmington, with her family by her side. She was born in Farmington, the daughter of Clayton and Marcia (Cushman) House. She graduated from Wilton Academy in the Class of 1961. Elaine first married Glenn Byron, and then later Kendrick Smith, who predeceased her […]