JAY — A Texas teenager is accused of burglarizing a home on Knoll Circle in Jay and stealing a large amount of cash while the homeowners were away on vacation in April 2015, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday. The teenager, of Sweeny, Texas, formerly of Jay, was 17 at the time the burglary occurred, Mejia […]
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New location for Saturday’s 4th Annual Sled-In
JAY — The 4th Annual Spruce Mountain Sled-In will take place this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a new site with different organizers. The event, sponsored by the town of Jay Recreation Committee, will be held at the French Falls Recreation Area off French Falls Lane across from Spruce Mountain High School. Parking […]
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Police: Jay driver killed in accident was drunk
JAY — A driver who died in a two-vehicle collision Jan. 14 on Route 140 had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal threshold, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday. Toxicology results showed that Tina Dolloff, 45, of Jay had a blood-alcohol content of 0.25 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent. Dolloff was found […]
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Blasting to be done throughout Wednesday at Jay quarry
JAY — Polycor, a Canadian-based company, will be blasting at its North Jay White Quarry operation throughout the day on Wednesday. Blasting in the quarry area will be done between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Thursday. The Canadian company is in the process of developing the […]
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Jay man pleads no contest to sexual contact charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded no contest Friday to having sexual contact with a woman in March 2014 and was found guilty in Franklin County Unified Court. Joseph L. Begin, 38, accepted a plea agreement that dropped four felony charges of gross sexual assault. He was found guilty of unlawful sexual contact, which carries a […]
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East Dixfield woman’s SUV hits Jay home, pole
JAY — An East Dixfield woman’s SUV went out of control Thursday morning on ice and slush on Morse Hill Road in North Jay, left the road and struck a private utility pole and a mobile home. Donnajean Buckley, 50, was traveling west toward Route 17 when her vehicle hit ice and slush on a […]
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RSU 73 to hold workshop on local school funding options
LIVERMORE FALLS — Kenneth Healey, superintendent of Regional School Unit 73, has scheduled a workshop with the district’s attorney, board of directors and a subcommittee to discuss options on the local cost-sharing formula. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, in the conference room at the Central Office, 9 Cedar St. in Livermore […]
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Jay panels search for cuts in draft $5.42 million budget
JAY — Selectpersons, Budget Committee members and department representatives went through the draft municipal budgets for 2016-17 Monday night looking for ways to cut spending. The proposal, without any cuts, was $5.42 million, which is $216,066 less than the current budget. That is not factoring in an anticipated $1.36 million in revenues. At the forefront […]
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Jay to hold municipal budget workshop
JAY — A workshop will be held Monday, Feb. 1, to review proposals for the 2016-17 municipal budget. It will be held at 5 p.m. at the Town Office. The Board of Selectpersons, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere, department heads and library representatives will review department and library budgets. The Budget Committee has also been invited […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to abusing child
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Friday to physically abusing a 2-year-old child on July 13, 2015, in Wilton. Justice William Stokes sentenced Devin M. Medcoff, 21, to two years in prison, all suspended, and two years of probation. Medcoff entered an Alford plea to a felony charge of assault on a child under 6 […]