JAY — The Spruce Mountain Middle School boosters club will host the fourth annual Christmas Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. The boosters club will serve free popcorn and cider donated by a local orchard, along with free gift wrapping and bake sale. The eighth-grade students have compiled theme baskets […]
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Jay to pay for portion of club’s snowmobile
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to withdraw up to $5,000 from a town recreation reserve account to help the Andy Valley Riders Snowmobile Club buy a new snowmobile to groom 34 miles of trails in town. The board tabled the club’s request for $19,500 in October to buy two snowmobiles for grooming trails in town. […]
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Jay panel confirms police chief appointment
JAY — Acting police Chief Richard Caton IV of Wilton is acting no more. Selectpersons unanimously voted to confirm his appointment as chief of the Jay Police Department on Monday night. Caton, 33, accepted the position when Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere offered it to him in late October. The board just needed to confirm the […]
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Tri-Town seniors recognize veterans from Jay-Livermore Falls area
JAY — The Tri-Town Senior Citizens Group recognized area veterans for their service Monday, the day before Veterans Day, at the St. Rose of Lima Parish Hall. Army veteran Paul Bright of East Livermore played his guitar and sang songs representing each branch of the military, accompanied by those who gathered at the hall. “God Bless […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: SAD 44, 6:30 p.m., Crescent Park School Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Cemetery Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department […]
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MVHS wins over SMHS in WGME School Spirit Challenge
RUMFORD — A hard-fought battle between Mountain Valley High School and Spruce Mountain High School resulted in the Rumford school gathering the most amount of food for the WGME School Spirit Challenge. Eight high schools participated in the challenge. MVHS Principal Matt Gilbert, a 1991 graduate of the former JHS, and T.J. Plourde, a 1994 […]
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Veterans Day services set for Fayette, Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls
JAY — Several Veterans Day services are scheduled in Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls and Fayette on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Members of the George Bunten Post 10 American Legion in Livermore Falls, Frank L Mitchell Post 3335 VFW, and Lane-Dube Post 33 AmVets, both in Jay, and Auxiliaries “will gather to remember and honor all veterans […]
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Former Jay man sentenced to 10 years in sexual assault case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Rhode Island man Friday to five years of a 10-year sentence and four years of probation for sexually assaulting a woman in Jay in May 2013. Wilson Ferreira Alves, 31, of Pawtucket, R.I., formerly of Jay, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact in […]
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Caton accepts promotion as Jay police chief
JAY — Acting police Chief Richard Caton IV of Wilton has accepted an offer from Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere to be chief of the Police Department. Confirmation of his appointment will go before the Board of Selectpersons on Nov. 10, LaFreniere said. Until then, Caton will continue as acting chief. Caton, 33, has been acting […]
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North Jay lifts boil-water order
JAY — The North Jay Water District lifted the boil-water order Wednesday for customers who lost service after a waterline break Saturday on Route 4 near the North Jay Fire Station. Water samples were tested at a laboratory in Augusta, which determined the water was safe for public consumption, Treasurer Ron Moreau said. District representatives […]