JAY — Firefighters saved a home from fire early Friday morning, despite inches of snow that hampered getting there. A chimney fire at the home of Dean Couture at 667 Plaisted Road, off East Jay Road, went into a wall causing damage to a portion of the house, Jay Fire Capt. Darren Roundy said. Couture […]
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Livermore man to be recognized for work at Jay plant
JAY — Being good at physics and chemistry in high school and liking it led Mark Holt of Livermore into the field of wastewater treatment. Holt’s chemistry teacher at Livermore Falls High School, Bob Clark, told him to look at a program at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor. He looked at what the program […]
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Jay woman who survived horrific crash getting her life back
Lauren Faeth survived a horrific car accident and overcame a traumatic brain injury five years ago to go to college and become a nurse. This week, the 23-year-old from Jay is taking her nursing board exams. The next day, she’s having her right leg amputated below the knee. She calls it part of getting her life […]
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Jay to discuss raising the hourly base pay for firefighters to $9
JAY — Selectpersons will discuss raising the base pay for firefighters and ballot clerks to $9 per hour Monday, Dec. 26, to meet the new minimum wage law that goes into effect Jan. 7. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. There are eight firefighters who were identified as needing changes to […]
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Alarm system to be installed on boiler at Jay Fire Station
JAY — An alarm will be installed on the boiler at the North Jay Fire Station that will send out an alert if the temperature in the building drops below a certain degree. Selectpersons requested on Dec. 12 that the annual service on the boiler be moved up a month to January. They would also […]
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Jay supervisor to retire and be rehired at lower salary
JAY — Selectpersons have authorized the town manager to enter into an agreement that will allow Public Works Director John Johnson to retire on Sept. 30, 2017, and be rehired Oct. 1 with less salary and benefits. The decision followed an executive session Monday. Johnson will take an 11.5 percent reduction in salary and benefits […]
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Jay man accused in road rage incident in Franklin County towns
FARMINGTON — A Jay man is accused of pointing a loaded handgun at a vehicle with children in it several times as he drove, with children in his vehicle, from Jay to Wilton and Farmington. The road-rage incident began near the Jay Transfer Station on Route 4 in North Jay at about 1 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Jay opts out of developing retail strategy with Texas company
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to join an initiative to develop a retail business recruitment strategy with Buxton Co. based in Forth Worth, Texas. Chairman Terry Bergeron, Selectpersons Judy Diaz and Tom Goding voted against moving forward with the customer analytics company, while Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Selectperson Keith Cornelio were in […]