JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday night to confirm the appointment of Mike Booker of Jay as fire chief. Booker, 33, has been a Jay firefighter for 19 years, including four years as a junior firefighter. He has been assistant chief since 2010 and acting chief since early 2014. The town is following state law […]
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Paper, wood product celebration being planned for August in Jay, Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Maine Paper & Wood Product celebration is being organized for Aug. 29. Preliminary ideas include having the celebration take place in Jay and Livermore Falls. Representatives of Maine’s Paper and Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls and others are involved in organizing the event, museum Vice President Sherry Judd said Friday. It […]
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Well Done – Student achievements
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Melanie Joy of Greensboro, N.C. has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Dec. 11 with a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies, concentrating in humanities. Joy is the daughter of Timothy and Anita Joy of New Gloucester. She graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School in 2004 and Central […]
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RSU 73 board checking savings if old schools given to town
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board tabled action on officially offering the former Livermore Falls middle and high schools to the town Thursday night until the amount of money that would be saved is determined. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said Friday that action may take place at the Jan. 22 board meeting. “We […]
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Upcoming events at Spruce Mountain High School
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School has announced the following events for the upcoming week. Early release day Schools in RSU 73 will have a half-day on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Students will be released at 11:30 a.m. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday In observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there will […]
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Jay woman gives foster care to 115 animals from Franklin County Animal Shelter
JAY — Three black kittens scampered around Christine Fournier while the mother cat played. Fournier, a foster parent for the Franklin County Animal Shelter in Farmington, is used to having litters of kittens at her East Jay Road home. These four felines make 115 animals she and her family have fostered over nearly three years, […]
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Work on Route 4 road project in Jay to begin Monday
JAY — A Gorham contractor will begin clearing trees and brush along a 1¼-mile section of Route 4 Monday, project Superintendent Todd Knudsen of R.J. Grondin & Sons, said. Large signs have been placed near C.N. Brown and Kenoco Kwik Gas flashing messages about the road construction and that businesses will remain open. Knudsen and […]
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Jay board grants Verso Paper $829,258 abatment in taxes
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Tuesday to reduce the valuation of Verso Paper Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill and its property from $815 million to $591.9 million for 2013 and granted the company an $829,258 tax abatement for that year. The action followed nearly an hourlong executive session with the town’s attorney, Michael “Mike” Sheehan, of Preti […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, special executive session, 4 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Phillips: RSU 58 board, 6 p.m., elementary school Vienna, Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Weld: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Livermore Falls: RSU 73 board, 6 […]
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Acting fire chief accepts offer to become Jay fire chief
JAY — Veteran firefighter Mike Booker has accepted an offer to become fire chief, pending approval by the Board of Selectmen at a meeting Jan. 12. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere offered Booker the position in late December. The 33-year-old Jay resident is assistant chief and has been acting chief for nearly a year. Late Chief […]