JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Tuesday to set the tax rate for 2017-18 at $22.50 per $1,000 of property valuation, an increase of $1.40 from last year. Chairman Terry Bergeron, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Selectpersons Keith Cornelio and Gary McGrane voted in favor of the rate. Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed because she believed they […]
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Trailer on big rig breaks pole in Jay
JAY — A Lisbon truck driver told police Tuesday that he swerved the tractor-trailer he was driving to avoid an animal on Route 4, causing the trailer to break a utility pole on Jay Hill. Driver Kristopher Benoit, 51, of Lisbon was not injured in the accident that occurred across from Northside Auto at about […]
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Brandyn Michael Whelpley
JAY – On Friday, Aug. 11, we lost Brandyn Michael Whelpley, 17, of Jay, at his home in Jay. We lost our precious son much too soon. He was born, the oldest of five, on June 26, 2000, at Farmington, a son of Kevin and Stephanie (Yeaton) Whelpley. He attended schools in Jay and would have […]
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Jay voters approve raising money for curbside collection
JAY — Residents voted 159-117 Monday night to raise and appropriate $120,000 to bring back curbside trash and recyclables collection during a special town meeting. The meeting that was supposed to start at 6 p.m. did not get underway until about 6:40 p.m. to accommodate a long line of residents waiting to register to vote. […]
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Verso evaluating Androscoggin Mill for additional investment
JAY (AP) — Owners of a Jay paper mill say they are exploring investment options after bouncing back from bankruptcy. Centralmaine.com reports Verso Paper has hired a consultant to review each of its seven mills. CEO Chris DiSantis says the company is exploring several options for each of the mills, such as adding a new […]
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Raymond J. Melanson
AUBURN — Raymond J. “Ray” Melanson, 80, a resident of Jay, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn. He was born Nov. 28, 1936, in Mexico, the son of Albert and Aldena (Casey) Melanson. Ray attended school in Rumford. On Sept. 26, 1964, he married Annette C. Royer. He proudly […]
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Oneil F. Bourgoin
JAY — Oneil F. Bourgoin, 83, known to most as Neil, a resident of Jay, died after a bout with cancer on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at his home. He was born April 20, 1934, in Lewiston, the son of Jean Leon Bourgoin and Yvonne Celina (Caron) Bourgoin. He was educated in Saints Peter & Paul […]
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Jay man charged with arson
JAY — State fire investigators arrested a local man on a felony charge of arson early Tuesday morning. Sgt. Kenneth Grimes of the Office of the State Fire Marshal said the man started a small fire in a garage at an Intervale Road home. He said Devin C. Penney, 21, lit cloth or paper on fire with a […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to theft of items at Verso mill
FARMINGTON — A Jay man, one of three former employees accused of taking items from Verso paper mill in Jay, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court. Under a plea agreement, Stephen Gervais, 48, was given a deferred disposition on a felony charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, which carries a maximum […]
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Marie Pomerleau Arnold
JAY — Marie Pomerleau Arnold, 72, passed away at her home in Jay on Saturday, Aug. 5, surrounded by her family. The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the staff at Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice for their excellent care and compassion.