JAY — A grant application that sought $10,000 to hire a consultant to find ways Jay and Livermore Falls could collaborate on fire services and implement them will not be reviewed or funded. The state eliminated funding for The Fund for Efficient Delivery of Local and Regional Government Services, according to an email Jay Town […]
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Jay not accepting any other towns’ trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to take other towns’ trash. The vote followed an initial vote of 0-5 to submit a proposal to the town of Fayette for $112,500 to accept its trash from three haulers that service that town. Selectpersons voted 4-1 on March 14 to draft a pricing schedule and proposal […]
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Brenda L. Graham
1962 – 2016 FARMINGTON — Brenda L. Graham, 53, a resident of Farmington and a former resident of Winthrop, passed away Monday morning, March 21, at Sandy River Center, after a long battle with lewy body dementia. She was born May 26, 1962, in Farmington, the daughter of Louis and Joanna (Hebert) Quirrion. She graduated […]
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Jay grants Verso a tax abatement for 2015, reduces value of property
JAY — The Board of Assessors voted unanimously Thursday to reduce the valuation of Verso Androscoggin’s paper mill and associated property from $572.7 million to $424.3 million for the 2015 tax year. The board also granted the company a tax abatement of $886,157, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere wrote in an email. The abated amount will […]
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RSU 73 school board passes $18.73M budget
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to approve an $18.73 million budget for 2016-17. The amount is $89,013.33, or 0.4 percent, more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Voting for it were: Cindy Young, Holly Richards and Mark Holt, all of Livermore, Laurie Sanborn of […]
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Verso to ask U.S. Bankruptcy Court to determine taxable value of Jay mill
JAY — Verso Corp. plans to ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware to determine the taxable value of the Androscoggin Mill and related assets in Jay for tax years 2013 and 2014. The company also wants the court to determine Verso’s entitlement to related property tax refunds from Jay under the […]
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Fire destroys wood boiler and building in Jay
JAY — A building and a wood boiler inside it were destroyed by fire Sunday morning on Hutchinson Road, Deputy Fire Chief Corey Leclerc said Monday. The building was about 35 feet from Jerry Hutchinson’s home, Leclerc said. State fire investigators were at the site Monday to determine the cause, but it doesn’t look suspicious, […]
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State board to hear Verso’s appeal of Jay’s 2013 tax assessment
JAY — A state board in May will hear Verso Androscoggin’s appeal of the Jay Board of Assessors’ decision last year on a tax abatement for tax year 2013. Verso Androscoggin owns a paper mill and related industrial facilities on about 580 acres at 300 Riley Road in Jay, including all real and personal property […]
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Chain saws, power tools stolen from garages in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating burglaries at two residences on Warren Hill Road, where chain saws and power tools were stolen from garages. The burglaries were reported at 4:29 p.m. Tuesday and 6:10 a.m. Wednesday. There was no forced entry into either garage, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Thursday. On Tuesday, two Stihl chain […]
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Jay to develop pricing schedule to accept Fayette’s trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Monday to have the town manager, two selectpersons and the director of Public Works Department develop a pricing schedule to accept trash from three haulers that serve Fayette. Select Board Chairman Justin Merrill opposed the vote while selectpersons Tom Goding, Terry Bergeron and Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo were in favor. […]