JAY — Selectpersons and the police union reached a tentative agreement Monday to pay officers working special grant details $40 per hour, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Some communities set a rate for officers to be paid to save on overtime and to attract reserves to participate in the enforcement details. The agreement is contingent […]
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Jay considers request for quarry development, granite curbing plant
JAY — A company proposing to develop a North Jay quarry and build a plant to make granite curbing has asked that a half-mile of Old Jay Hill Road not be posted to vehicle weight restrictions this spring. Polycor, based in Quebec, Canada, proposes to build a private road off Old Jay Hill Road and […]
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Jay board approves purchase of two new trucks
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to spend up to $214,000 from the Public Works Department’s capital reserve account to replace two trucks that continue to break down and cost the town money to repair. It was approved 3-2, with Board of Selectpersons Chairman Steve McCourt and Board of Selectpersons Vice Chairman Justin Merrill opposed. Selectpersons […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Dixfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Jay: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: RSU 73 Board of Directors, 6 p.m., Cedar Street Central Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Charter Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Bethel: Tri-Town Solid Waste, 9 a.m., Town Office […]
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Jay approves spending up to $15,000 for sewer project
JAY — It is estimated it will take $10,000 to $15,000 to raise a wastewater flow meter pit near the Livermore Falls line and repair its cover. Selectpersons approved spending up to $15,000 from the Sewer Reserve Account on Jan. 23 for the project. The state plans to do some light paving on Route 133 […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, workshop, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Kingfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Comprehensive Planning, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Sumner: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library trustees, 3 p.m., Rumford Public Library Rumford: Selectmen, joint […]
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Nomination papers for Jay town and school officials available
JAY — Nomination papers for selectpersons and Regional School Unit 73 directors will be available Monday, Feb. 2, at the Town Office. There are two three-year terms to be filled for the Board of Selectpersons. Steve McCourt and Pearl Cook currently hold the positions. Two three-year terms are also open for the RSU 73 board. […]
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Spruce Mountain announces new adult ed courses
LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain Adult Education Center has announced new courses for the spring semester. As always, a wide variety of academic, enrichment and certificate courses will be offered. Would you like to obtain your Adult Education Diploma or HiSet? The center offers day and evening classes in math, English and other disciplines. Instructors […]
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Spaghetti supper at Rowe School NORWAY — A spaghetti supper fundraiser will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Guy E. Rowe School cafeteria, 219 Main St. Basket raffles will be available. Donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the fourth-grade students and their trip to Bryant Pond Outdoor […]
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Jay man charged with failing to stop for police
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Jay man was arrested Friday after he failed to stop for a police officer and a passenger grabbed the steering wheel and turned the car into a snowbank on High Street, police said. Officer Devon Bohacik arrested Samuel Farrington, 27, on misdemeanor charges of driving to endanger and failing to stop […]