JAY — Thirty years ago, Cindy Bennett and her late husband, Rick Rush Jr., bought a freezer, stocked it with food and stopped unnecessary spending when it appeared union workers would strike against International Paper Co. Workers in unions at other mills the company owned in other states were also considering going on strike. Bennett, […]
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Timeline: IP strike
1987 Leading up to the strike, contract negotiations were not going well at the Androscoggin Paper Mill in Jay. International Paper Co. sought concessions of lower labor costs, reduction of jobs and more manager flexibility. It wanted to take the union contract’s grievance procedure clause out and wanted workers to give up their Christmas holiday, […]
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During 1987 labor strike in Jay, selectmen’s meetings drew crowds
JAY — Terry Bergeron was a selectman in June 1987 when 1,200 workers at the Androscoggin Mill took to the picket lines in a strike against International Paper Co. It was his first year in office. Bergeron did not work at the mill. Thirty years later, Bergeron is again in office and is chairman of […]
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Portland woman learned from Jay strike
Delia Gorham, 32, of Portland was a child when she attended weekly meetings with her family during the Jay labor strike against International Paper Co. Her mother, brother and her father, Eddie Gorham, who was secretary-treasurer of the Maine AFL-CIO at the time, would make the long drive to Jay from Randolph. “They always stopped […]
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Revised town articles go back to Jay voters
JAY — Voters will consider revised Town Government and Sewer Department budgets at the polls next week. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Community Building. The two articles failed by a wide margin at the annual referendum April 25. The Sewer Department was reduced by $5,313 […]
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Jay woman pleads no contest to sexually abusing child
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded no-contest Wednesday to sexually molesting a child under age 12 between June 1, 2014, and and Feb. 12, 2015, according to court documents. Tami L. Dalot, 44, formerly known as Tami Ouellette who formerly lived in Wilton, pleaded to a Class B charge of unlawful sexual contact in Franklin […]
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Last day to vote absentee is June 8
JAY — Absentee ballots are available at the Town Office, and the last day to vote absentee without a special circumstance is Thursday, June 8. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Jay Community Building to cast ballots to validate the Regional School Unit 73 budget […]
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Jay man pleads not guilty in road-rage case
FARMINGTON — A Jay man Tuesday denied pointing a loaded handgun at a vehicle with children in it while traveling from Jay to Farmington in Dec. 10, 2016. Jacob Couture, 27, pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a felony charge of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor charges of threatening display […]
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Leeds man accused of breaking into C.N. Brown in Jay
JAY — A Leeds man is accused of breaking into C.N. Brown on Main Street late Tuesday night. An alarm went off at the business at 11:40 p.m. When police Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier arrived he could see the cash register was knocked over and when he checked the building it was locked up, Chief Richard […]
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Jay’s new sewer rate shifts more cost on users
JAY — With a new sewer rate set to go into effect July 1, property owners will pay approximately $9.50 for every $100,000 of assessed property value for the operation and maintenance of the Sewer Department in fiscal year 2017-18. That compares to $21 per $100,000 of value this fiscal year, which ends June 30. […]