JAY — Selectpersons on Tuesday will consider approving an agreement to lease the French Falls Recreation Area for $1 a year for 40 years. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. May 26 at the Town Office. Voters authorized the board April 28 to negotiate a lease for the use of about 10 acres with the […]
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Jay, Wilton men awarded tax-acquired properties
JAY — Selectpersons recently awarded two tax-acquired properties to the highest bidders, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Wednesday. Justin Turner of Wilton bid $15,333 for 14.8 acres of land at 357 Keep Road. The town valued that property at $25,600. The total taxes due were $1,437. The board had put a $5,000 minimum bid on […]
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Jay sewer rates to increase by 1 cent on July 1
JAY — The sewer rates that will go into effect on July 1 will contain a 1 cent increase for any amount of water used over the minimum 3,200 cubic feet. Selectpersons kept the minimum sewer user fee of $250 for up to 3,200 cubic feet of water used, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Wednesday. […]
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Another copper theft reported in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating the third theft of copper from an unoccupied building since April 24. Officer Nicholas Gulliver responded to a report on Tuesday night of copper being stolen from a house on Franklin Road (Route 133). A small television was also taken, police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. A caretaker checked […]
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Jay police investigate theft of copper from Crash Road house
JAY — Police are investigating the theft of copper from a house at 198 Crash Road. The residence, which is up for sale, was stripped of all copper from the furnace, plumbing system and the outdoor spigots, detective Michael Mejia said. “There was substantial damage done,” he said. Someone driving by the house who knows […]
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Jay man accused of terrorizing representatives of Maine Revenue Services
JAY — A local man is accused of threatening to harm representatives of Maine Revenue Services and others, Maine Capitol police Chief Russell Gauvin said Tuesday. Jay police arrested Joseph W. Narhuminti, 75, of Jay on Monday on a warrant on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing, Gauvin said. The threats were made by email and […]
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Anna A. Sawyer
1921 – 2015 BIDDEFORD — Anna A. Sawyer, 93, formerly of Jay, passed away Monday morning, May 18, at Southern Maine Medical Center, after a brief illness. She was born in Chisholm on June 5, 1921, the daughter of Antonio and Antonia (DeCicchi) Scappaticci. On June 7, 1945, she married Clifford Sawyer at St. Rose […]
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Helen V. Dyke
1920 – 2015 PRESQUE ISLE — Helen V. Dyke, 94, a former resident of Jay, currently of Leisure Village, Presque Isle, died Saturday, May 9, at the Presque Isle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Helen was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Lewiston, the daughter of Charles C. Cushman and Hazel (Bigelow) Cushman. She was a 1939 […]
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Eleanor Lois (Flint) Currier
1923 – 2015 JAY — On Sunday, May 3, Eleanor Lois (Flint) Currier, Flagstaff native, gifted community servant, nature-lover and adored matriarch was peacefully reunited with her husband of over 65 years. Born in Bethel on Aug. 15, 1923, as an only child to Alice and Harold Flint, Eleanor was the light of their lives. […]
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Jay board to hold hearing before setting sewer rates
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a public hearing Monday, May 11, before setting sewer rates for 2015-16. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Mark Holt, superintendent of the Sewer Department, presented the board with information on sewer rate scenarios and the operation and maintenance budget for the July 1 through June […]