JAY — The Jay-Livermore Falls Lions Club, with the assistance of the Jay Police Department, delivered 47 boxes of Christmas food to the Spruce Mountain High School for distribution to Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls needy families. Jay Police Department officer Jeff Fournier provided roadside assistance by temporarily repairing a flat tire, which the Lions discovered after […]
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Polycor to conduct blasting at quarry in North Jay
JAY — Swenson Curbing by Polycor will blast Friday, Jan. 13, at its quarry. Another blast is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17. If you have questions, call the company at 645-2843. The company’s granite-curbing fabrication plant in North Jay opened Sept. 23, 2016, next to its quarry.
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Jay’s draft $6.65 million budget reflects Verso payment
JAY — Town officials, Budget Committee members and department heads will begin reviewing a proposed $6.65 million municipal budget at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in the Spruce Mountain High School library. The 2017-18 spending plan is $1.38 million more than the current budget. After factoring in revenues, the net amount is proposed at $5.25 […]
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Jay board raises firefighter wage to meet state minimum
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to bring the wages of any firefighter not making $9 an hour up to that amount for the year. They also voted to increase the minimum wage for firefighters to $10 an hour from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2018. Both changes are to comply with Maine’s new minimum-wage law […]
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Wanted Livermore Falls man spotted in Rumford
RUMFORD — A vehicle believed to be driven by a Livermore Falls man wanted by several police departments was found abandoned early Monday morning in Fayette after a high-speed chase, police said. Michael Gatcomb, 33, is wanted in a high-speed chase with New Hampshire State Police on Interstate 95 on Dec. 21. He is said […]
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Jay to mail fliers connected to free smoke alarms, installation
JAY — A flier will be mailed the week of Jan. 9 to inform residents that the Fire Rescue Department will be offering installation of free smoke alarms later in the month in conjunction with the American Red Cross. The fliers from the Red Cross, which are being delivered to the Town Office on Monday, […]
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Jay to discuss options on firefighter pay scale
JAY — Selectpersons will discuss the Fire Rescue Department’s pay scale at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Town Office. The discussion stems from an increase in the minimum wage, from $7.50 an hour to $9 per hour, effective Saturday. The wage increases to $10 per hour Jan. 1, 2018; $11 per hour Jan. […]
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Firefighters deserve better pay
I read in the Sun Journal (Dec. 24) about the base pay for a firefighter in Jay. I am taken aback by the small amount. A custodian in the school system, without any training, gets $12 per hour. A firefighter has a much greater responsibility than a custodian, yet there are a few firefighters in […]
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Franklin County arrest log
• Randi Sencabaugh, 32, Jay, violation condition of release, Dec. 28, $500 cash bail, Jay Police Department. • Leo Valcourt, 22, Jay, warrant, Dec. 30, released on personal recognizance, Jay Police Department. • Theodore Hastings, 57, Wilton, domestic violence criminal mischief, obstructing report of a crime, Dec. 30, $500 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. • George Newcomb, 26, […]
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Jay teen to wait and see what the political future holds
JAY — Eighteen-year-old Trevor Doiron plans to wait and see what the future holds for him in politics. He hopes to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to study political science for his undergraduate degree. Doiron was 17 and the youngest Democratic delegate of 30 from Maine and the youngest male at the National Democratic […]