JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Monday to increase the base sewer rates by $52 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water, and to increase the rate by a half of cent for any amount that exceeds minimum use. The base rate was set at $327 for the minimum use, and the rate over that […]
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Jay man indicted in maple syrup heist in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of stealing 50 gallons of maple syrup in February from his former employer on More Acres Road in Wilton was indicted Thursday. Brandon Hall, 24, was indicted on felony charges of burglary, which is elevated because of prior offenses, and theft by unauthorized taking. Police recovered 17 of the […]
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SMART members headed to China
Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 adviser Daniel Lemieux, second from right in back, speaks to team members and others headed to China this month to help rookie teams with their robotics projects. Others are, clockwise from lower left, Team 3930 members Tanna Herlihy, Natalie Luce and Jonathan Brenner, Team 58 mentor Emma Dalton of […]
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Jay man uncooperative during arrest, damages cruiser, escapes
JAY — A Jay man faces several misdemeanor charges following an incident Thursday night involving a domestic violence assault. Police say he caused minor damage to a police cruiser while on the way to jail and then escaped when the vehicle got there. Thomas Cook, 36, was arrested on charges of domestic violence assault, domestic […]
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Jay to hold public hearings, set sewer rate
JAY — Selectpersons will hold public hearings Monday, May 22, on two articles that failed to pass at the annual town meeting April 25, and on the proposed sewer rate. The hearings will be held at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Spruce Mountain Middle School. The first will be on lower amounts for: town […]
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Wilton man rescued after becoming disoriented picking fiddleheads
JAY — A Wilton man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after he became disoriented while picking fiddleheads near Sevenmile Stream in North Jay. A couple of times Mattheau Soha was waist deep in water as he tried to make his way back to his vehicle. Soha had parked at Ranor Inc.’s parking lot on Route […]
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Jay receives grant for extra OUI patrols
JAY — The Police Department will do extra patrols for impaired drivers from Memorial Day weekend through September. The department received a grant from the 2017 Evidence-Based Impaired Driving High Visibility Enforcement through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. The grant is for $2,674.08, Sgt. Russell Adams said. The town will pay officers for their […]
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Taxpayers get less and less
I will still be voting against the Jay town budget, and the school budget. Perhaps there are too many people with hands in the pot. Taxpayers pay more, but get less — no rubbish pickup for instance. There is less money for anything to help taxpayers. Mistakes were made, but the taxpayers should not have […]
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Three people face charges after Jay stop
JAY — Two women are accused of prostitution and drug-related charges after police stopped a vehicle on Route 133 late Wednesday for a vehicle defect. A third person also faces charges. Officer Dylan Rider stopped a vehicle driven by Jesse Gaudette, 28, of Skowhegan at about 10:08 p.m. There were two other passengers in the […]
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Racing homing pigeons is still a passion for several local enthusiasts
JAY — Racing homing pigeons is a unique sport with which several local enthusiasts have been involved for decades. Raymond LeBlanc gave Kermit Bryant his first homing pigeons in the late 1950s or early 1960s. LeBlanc raised a variety of birds and wanted to get a racing club going. Bryant took some time off when he started […]