JAY — Verso Androscoggin has taken its fight over the valuation of its local mill and associated property to the state for the second time. The company is appealing the town’s denial of a valuation abatement for the 2014 tax year to the Maine State Board of Property Tax Review. The company has an appeal […]
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Raymond P. Cloutier
1942 – 2015 AUBURN — Raymond P. Cloutier, 72, a resident of Greene and formerly of Livermore Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Androscoggin Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Oct. 3, 1942, in Chisholm, the son of Flavien Cloutier and Yvette (Desjardins) Cloutier. He graduated from Livermore […]
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Sept. 11 ceremonies planned in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and in the wars that followed will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Union Park. Donald Simoneau, commander of the George Bunten Post No. 10 American Legion, said 2,753 people lost their lives at and […]
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St. Rose’s stained-glass window broken in Jay church
JAY — Police are seeking the person who threw a rock through the rose stained-glass window in the back of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier said the Rev. Joseph Daniels reported the vandalism at about 2 p.m. Saturday. The large round window has multiple smaller windows that are about 16 to […]
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Transition team formed to help Verso workers who lose jobs
JAY — People are in the process of organizing resources to help Verso Corp. workers who will lose their jobs in late October at the Androscoggin Mill. Sixty-six people turned out for the first meeting of a transition team on Friday at St. Rose Parish Hall in Jay, Lisa Laflin, executive director of the United […]
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Vehicles collide at Routes 133 and 156 intersection
JAY — A two-vehicle collision Friday slowed traffic at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156 at Bean’s Corner. Randall Pollis, 16, of Wilton was driving a 1999 BMW on Route 156 and was crossing Route 133 when he collided with a 2003 Jeep driven by Steven Blanchard, 59, of South Portland, who was traveling […]
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Norman E. Bryant
1922 – 2015 JAY — Norman E. Bryant, 92, of Jay, went peacefully to be with his Lord; his wife, Natalie; and daughter, Claudia, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at his home in Jay. He was cared for by his loving family and passed holding the hand of his great-grandson, Allen. Norman was the youngest of […]
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Jay police stepping up patrols
JAY — The Police Department announced it will conduct additional patrols and safety checkpoints through mid-September to look for impaired drivers. The department received an $8,000 grant from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety grant for the effort.
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North Jay Water District lifts boil order
JAY — The North Jay Water District has lifted the boil-water order Wednesday that went into effect Monday for customers who lost water because of a waterline break on Route 4. All customers may now resume normal consumption of water from the system, as water samples that were tested at a lab in Augusta have […]
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Jay, Kingfield to receive grants to make infrastructure improvements
JAY – The Northern Border Regional Commission will award nearly $500,000 combined to the towns of Jay and Kingfield to help rebuild a section of a road and to partially fund upgrades to municipal wastewater pump stations. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, announced $1.35 million […]