JAY — Selectpersons will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, April 11. The board will open the meeting in public and go directly into executive session to discuss a legal issue. The board’s regularly scheduled meeting for Monday night has been canceled.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to arson, burglary charges
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Thursday to intentionally burning two homes in Carthage and Wilton on June 27, 2015, and breaking into three Franklin County convenience stores three days later. Duane Bailey, 28, of Carver, Mass., entered guilty pleas to two felony counts of arson for setting fire to a home at 9 […]
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Margaret Knapp Heath
1923 – 2016 INDUSTRY — Margaret Knapp Heath, 93, of Industry passed away at her home on Clearwater Lake on Tuesday, April 5. She was born on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1923, in Farmington, the daughter of Ethel Donahue Knapp and Merton Earl Knapp of Farmington. Education was an important part of Margaret’s life. She […]
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Nebraska man pleads guilty to burglarizing three Franklin County stores
FARMINGTON — A Nebraska man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court to breaking into three convenience stores in Jay, New Vineyard and Weld last summer. He is one of four men charged in the burglaries. Einer A. Bonilla, 22, of Grand Island, Neb., pleaded guilty to three felony counts of burglary, and two […]
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Verso to close idled Kentucky paper mill
JAY — Verso Corp. announced Tuesday it is closing its paper mill in Kentucky by July 1. The last day for most workers is tentatively June 4, it said. Verso announced Aug. 20, 2015, that it planned to idle the Wickliffe, Ky., mill by the end of that year. The same day, Verso announced it […]
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Jay police investigating home invasion
JAY — Police are investigating a report of a home invasion late Saturday on Morse Hill Road off Route 17 in North Jay. The 54-year-old homeowner reported to police that a male wearing a mask to conceal his face came into his mobile home brandishing a handgun and ordered him to put a blanket over his […]
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Veterans recall service at Vietnam War Remembrance Day open house
JAY — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3335 held an open house to mark Vietnam War Remembrance Day in Maine on Wednesday. According to United States Department of Defense statistics, 58,220 servicemen died in the war. There were 303,644 who were wounded and 1,626 listed as missing in action. On Wednesday morning, several veterans and […]
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Jay plow truck hits wall, driver uninjured
JAY – A town plow truck lost traction traveling up Maple Street during Friday’s storm, slid down the hill backward and struck a retaining wall at a residence at Maple and Main streets, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Truck driver Charles Haskell, 46, of Jay was not injured, Caton said. There was minor damage […]
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Jay looking to attract more volunteers
JAY — Town leaders are seeking volunteers with the skills needed to address community needs. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said she, Town Clerk Ronda Palmer, Financial Director Lisa Bryant and Police Chief Richard Caton IV have been attending a training program through the United Way of the Tri-Valley Area and Service Enterprise Points of Maine. […]
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School board approves SMART trip
JAY — Regional School Unit 73 board members Thursday night unanimously approved Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team’s trip to the World 2016 FIRST Stronghold Challenge in St. Louis, Mo., this spring. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition is an annual event. Teams are presented with a challenge that includes building and […]