JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, in the Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria to ask voters to restore curbside trash and recyclables collection. The warrant asks voters to consider raising and appropriating $120,000 for the townwide service. Selectpersons received a citizen petition in June with 373 signatures of […]
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Verso's paper mill drops in value; Jay tax rate to rise
JAY — The bad news just keeps coming. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectpersons Monday night that she and assessing agent Paul Binette spoke to representatives of the town’s industrial appraisers, Corporate Valuations of Oregon, and the preliminary numbers are in on the value of Verso’s paper mill. The mill and associated property were valued […]
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Rain delays Source to the Sea river paddle
JAY — Rain greeted visitors arriving Thursday evening for the Paddle After Hours at the Otis Falls Mill boat launch. The event was scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hosted by the Androscoggin Land Trust, close to a dozen people gathered under a tent as rain created rivulets that meandered toward the Androscoggin River. Jay resident Mary Howes […]
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Kenneth R. Howes
JAY — Kenneth R. Howes, 84, a resident of Jay, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 25, at his home. He was born September 5, 1932, in Farmington, the son of Earl Howes and Florence (Paine) Howes. Ken was a 1951 graduate of Jay High School and graduated in 1952 from Maine Central Institute in […]
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Livermore Falls faces OUI charge after car hits building, retaining wall
JAY — A Livermore Falls man is accused of driving drunk Wednesday morning after the vehicle he was operating went off Main Street, crashed into a building, bounced off and hit the retaining wall in front of St. Rose Parish Hall. Christopher Martin, 33, was issued a summons on misdemeanor charges of operating under the […]
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Jay appoints committee members
JAY — Selectpersons appointed nine residents Thursday to serve on a Solid Waste Committee. The first meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, July 24 at the Town Office. Residents volunteered after it was suggested that they look at ways to offset the cost of curbside trash and recyclable pickup, if voters […]
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Kenneth A. Lothrop
AUBURN — Kenneth “Stinger” A. Lothrop, 81, of Minot passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Hospice House in Auburn with his family by his side. He was born in Lewiston on July 17, 1936, the son of the late Alton C. and Maude (French) Lothrop. He lived most of his life in […]
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Face Time: Jay paramedic Carol Pillsbury
JAY – Carol Pillsbury has seen a lot of changes in the emergency medical field since she began her career about 30 years ago. When she was younger, she thought about being a doctor or a lawyer. When she had a child, she realized she would not have the time needed to dedicate to either […]
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Jay anticipates both town, mill valuations to drop, again
JAY — Verso Corp.’s announcement Wednesday to permanently shut down a second paper machine and associated equipment as of Aug. 1 will cause further reductions in the town and the Androscoggin Mill’s valuations in 2018-19, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Both valuations are expected to drop this year because the company temporarily idled the No. […]
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Jay Music in the Park event
JAY — The Jay Recreation Department is holding its second Music in the Park event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, at the French Falls Recreation Area. Crash Road will perform.