JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to give the town of Livermore Falls a one-year extension to store its two fire engines and necessary equipment at Jay Fire Station No. 2. Livermore Falls had to remove its firetrucks from its station by Oct. 1, 2015, because of structural deficiencies. Residents in June approved by a vote […]
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Jay police look for owner of tire that damaged parked car
JAY — Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that had a tire fall from it as it headed north on Route 4 on Thursday morning. The tire rolled and damaged a vehicle parked in a driveway in North Jay, Detective Michael Mejia said in a release. The motorist did not stop. This […]
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Officials welcome $4M Jay granite curb-making plant
JAY — The biggest marble and granite producer in North America — and one of the largest natural stone companies in the world — held a grand opening Friday at its newest plant in North Jay. Polycor Inc. of Canada unveiled its $4 million facility, Swenson Curbing by Polycor, to town and state officials. The company […]
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Jay man accused of firing shots during car repossession
JAY — A local man is accused of firing three shots in the general direction of a wrecker operator attempting to repossess a vehicle Wednesday night on Intervale Road, police said. William Bowie, 55, of Jay then handed the pistol to his wife, Jacqueline Bowie, 55, of Jay, who continued to aim the gun at […]
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Jay considering RSU 73’s request to plow school properties in the town
JAY — Town officials are looking into whether it is feasible to plow the Jay school properties and what the cost would be to provide the service. Regional School Unit 73 representatives asked town officials in each of the school district’s towns if there’s an interest in plowing school properties in each town, Jay Town […]
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ATV stolen from Jay business
JAY — Police said a 2002 Honda Rubicon all-terrain vehicle was stolen Monday night from Autobahn High Performance Inc. in North Jay. About 9 a.m. Tuesday, the business owner called police to report the chain holding a customer’s four wheeler had been cut overnight and the ATV was missing. The vehicle was chained to other […]
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Jay board approves funding for recreation areas
JAY — Selectpersons have approved a request from the town’s Recreation Committee to use $9,405 from the town’s Recreation Reserve Account to make improvements and maintain recreation areas. Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed the vote while Selectpersons Keith Cornelio, Tom Goding, Chairman Terry Bergeron and Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo approved it. This is probably the most […]
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Jay amends policy governing cemeteries
JAY — Selectpersons have accepted an amended Cemetery Policy that gets the town out of digging graves and burials, and increases the cost of cemetery lots from $125 to $200 for residents and from $200 to $275 for nonresidents. Funeral home directors will now be in charge of hiring people to dig graves and do […]
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Jay voters approve tax club; residents ask for deep budget cuts
JAY — More than 25 residents attended a special town meeting Monday and approved the town establishing a tax club. Only Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed. “I don’t think we have done our job with revenue and expenses,” she said. “We should have made harder decisions.” The tax club would allow property owners to make monthly […]
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Jay to consider policy that will get the town out of digging graves, burials
JAY — Selectpersons will consider an amended Cemetery Policy on Monday that would get the town out of grave-digging and burials and would set new prices for cemetery lots. The meeting will follow a special town meeting at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. The proposed amendment gives responsibility for grave-digging and burials to funeral […]