JAY — The Town Office will be closed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, for an Employee Appreciation Lunch.
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Jay to vote on creating tax club Monday
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a special town meeting Monday, Sept. 12, to see if voters would like to establish a club to make monthly property tax payments on their primary and legal residences. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. There would be no interest charged as long as they stay […]
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Jay woman, child taken to hospital after crash
JAY — A local woman and her daughter were taken to the hospital Tuesday after the truck they were riding in went off Crash Road and hit a rock embankment, Sgt. Russell Adams said. Kayla Emerson, 21, of North Jay, was heading south toward Livermore when her daughter, Lorraine, 2, called to her mother and […]
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Jay man’s car hits guardrail in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Jay man said Thursday morning that when he tried to avoid a deer, his car struck a guardrail on Farmington Falls Road. Chad Simoneau, 26, complained of pain but refused medical attention, Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan said. He believed Simoneau was going to be driven to a hospital by private […]
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Jay station closed Tuesday
JAY – The town Transfer Station will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day.
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Jay’s tax rate rises nearly $4
JAY — Selectpersons on Tuesday set a tax rate for 2016 that will mean an increase of $241 on property valued at $100,000. The rate of $21.10 per $1,000 of valuation is $3.85 higher than last year’s rate. Selectpersons Tom Goding, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Chairman Terry Bergeron voted in favor of the measure […]
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Jay woman taken to hospital after crash
JAY — A local woman was taken by ambulance to a Farmington hospital with possible injuries Monday morning, after her vehicle was rear-ended on Route 4, as she was waiting to turn on to Barbridge Drive. Carolyn Greeley, 58, of Jay, who was driving north on the road, had stopped and had her left turn […]
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Jay’s tax rate to climb minimum of $3
JAY — Taxpayers will have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay their taxes for 2016-17. The tax rate is expected to rise at least $3 per $1,000 of valuation. Selectpersons will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Town Office to set the rate, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere […]
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Jay man accused making threats to neighbor, firing shotgun outside
JAY — Police said a local man is accused of loading a shotgun and threatening a neighbor on Crash Road before shooting off a round outside his apartment early Saturday morning. Tristan Franchetti, 25, of Jay, is charged with felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and misdemeanors of threatening display of a weapon and […]
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Hollandstrong scholarships awarded
JAY — The family of the late Michael Holland recently awarded $1,000 Hollandstrong Memorial scholarships to student-athletes who demonstrate a zest for life and learning. Holland was one of 33 crew members aboard the S.S. El Faro when it sank on Oct. 1, 2015, during Hurricane Joaquin off the coast of Crooked Island, Bahamas. Holland, […]