JAY — Verso Corp. announced Wednesday morning it would permanently shut down its No. 3 paper machine and associated equipment as of Aug. 1 at its Androscoggin Mill. The process is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2017. “The machine, a recovery boiler and a digester that support it […]
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Jay board to appoint solid waste committee
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office to appoint residents to a Solid Waste Committee. Following the appointments, the board will meet in executive session to discuss union negotiations. The committee is expected to look at options and make recommendations to possibly offset the cost of curbside […]
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Wendy L. Douglass
JAY — Wendy Louise Douglass, 51, of Jay passed away in her home between July 10 and July 11 of 2017. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 6, 1966, to Cynthia and Gary Mulherin Sr., Wendy graduated from Oak Hill High School in 1984. She has been working as produce manager at her local Food City in […]
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Friends to hold vigil for Jay woman killed in home
LIVERMORE FALLS — Friends of Wendy Douglass will hold a candle light vigil on Sunday night to help them “honor and remember” their friend “who lost her life to domestic violence” on Tuesday. The vigil will start at 8 p.m. at Food City, where Douglass’ worked as produce manager, on Main Street/Route 4 in Livermore Falls. […]
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Three injured in Jay crash
JAY — Three Jay residents were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car pulled from a driveway into the path of a pickup truck on Route 4, police said. Lovis Noyes, 77, tried to cross from the southbound to the northbound lane and didn’t see a truck driven by Terry Trask, 67, near Howie’s Welding and […]
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Murder complaint filed against Jay man
JAY — A state police detective filed a criminal complaint Wednesday against James E. Sweeney of Jay, stating he “intentionally or knowingly” caused the death of Wendy Douglass on Tuesday. Jay police found the body of Douglass, 51, on Tuesday morning at her 5 Jewell St. home after they were asked to check on her […]
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Jay man turns himself in; police charge him with girlfriend's murder
JAY — A local man was charged in the death of his girlfriend Tuesday, after he turned himself in to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office in Auburn, state police said. James E. Sweeney, 56, was charged with murder in the death of Wendy Douglass, 51, at her home at 5 Jewell St., Lt. Brian McDonough […]
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Jay accepts petition to hold town meeting on curbside pickup
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to accept a petition signed by 373 voters and to hold a special town meeting to raise and appropriate $120,000 to restore curbside trash and recyclables collection. Selectpersons tabled a decision on the petition June 26 while they sought legal advice. Voting to approve the petition were Selectpersons Chairman […]
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Jay woman sentenced in Wilton sex case
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman who was found guilty in June of sexually abusing a child was sentenced Friday to serve 2½ years of a six-year prison sentence, according to Franklin County court documents. Tami L. Dalot, 44, formerly known as Tami Ouellette, is the last of three co-defendants to be sentenced. Dalot, her former […]