JAY — Police are investigating a burglary at the Hairitage House on East Dixfield Road in North Jay. It’s believed to have occurred either Sunday night or Monday morning, Detective Michael Mejia said. The Hairitage House and North Jay Post Office share the same building but have different entries. Entry was forced to the salon […]
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Man sentenced in Franklin County arsons, burglaries
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Monday sentenced a former Massachusetts man to 12 years in prison will all but 46 months suspended for burning down an abandoned home in Wilton in June 2015. Duane Bailey, 28, who had been staying in Wilton at the time, also was sentenced for burglarizing three Franklin County stores […]
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Jay, Verso settle tax disputes
JAY — The Board of Selectpersons and Verso Corp. reached an agreement Monday to resolve valuation and tax disputes for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 tax years on the company’s Androscoggin Mill and associated property. Selectpersons agreed Monday to give Verso a credit of $4 million over the next three tax years in six credits […]
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Absentee ballots available Thursday in Jay
JAY – The last day to get an absentee ballot to vote on the municipal and Regional School Unit 73 budgets and elections is Thursday, April 21, unless people have a special circumstance. The ballots are available at the Town Office.
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Five candidates seek two Jay selectperson positions
JAY — Five candidates are running for two selectperson positions during the annual town meeting referendum from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Community Building. Joyce Badeau, Keith Cornelio and Daniel Finley are seeking election to one, two-year second selectperson seat. Barbara Cook and Judy Diaz are vying for one, three-year […]
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Jay voters to consider proposed $5.2M municipal budget
JAY — Residents will decide on a $5.2 million municipal budget and elect town, school and water district officials Tuesday, April 26, at the polls. Voting is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jay Community Building. The selectpersons’ proposed spending plan is $368,434 less than the current budget. After factoring in $1.38 million […]
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Polycor blasting Monday
JAY – Polycor, a Canadian-based company building a granite curbing plant off Old Jay Hill Road, will be blasting on Monday, April 18. The company anticipates four blasts between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
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Verso takes Jay property tax appeal to Bankruptcy Court
JAY — Verso Corp. has jumped the town and state tax appeal processes to ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to determine the taxable value of the Androscoggin Mill and property in Jay for the tax year 2015. The company also skipped the state’s tax appeal process for the 2013 and 2014 tax years, and asked […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $80,000 from federally funded program
PORTLAND — A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling nearly $80,000 between May 2014 and Jan. 5, 2015, from a management agency that receives federal funds. Timothy Gallagher, 47, entered the plea in U.S. District Court, according to court documents. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to […]