JAY — Selectpersons indicated Monday night that they were interested in changing the annual town meeting referendum date from June to April to vote at the same time Regional School Unit 73 holds its yes or no validation vote on the school budget. The district holds a district-wide, open-style meeting for voters from three towns […]
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Jay board tables request for $19,500 for snowmobiles
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to table a request for $19,500 from the Andy Valley Riders Snowmobile Club to buy two snowmobiles for grooming trails in town. Club members requested the money be allocated from the town’s recreation reserve account. The board will take up the request at its next meeting, Monday, Nov. 10. […]
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Verso manager asks Jay board for fair consideration of mill’s value
JAY — Verso Androscoggin Mill Manager Marc Connor told selectpersons Monday that the mill needs to compete to stay in business. He gave an overview of the trends in the coated paper industry, including that the cost to make paper has increased significantly while the demand declined and the profit margin decreased, he said. Demand […]
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Jay owners of former paper mill thinking banquet facility, movie industry
JAY — After five years of trying to get manufacturing back into the Otis Falls Mill, owners Mary Howes and her husband, Tim DeMillo, of Otis Ventures LLC are thinking of other ways to revitalize the former paper mill. Those ideas include a banquet facility surrounded on three sides by the Androscoggin River and offering […]
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Boil-water order in effect in North Jay
JAY — The North Jay Water District issued a boil-water order until further notice after a major break occurred in a waterline early Saturday along Route 4, near the Fire Station in North Jay. Only those customers who lost water have to boil their water, district Treasurer Ron Moreau said. Superintendent Mike Wells brought samples […]
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Verso mill manager to update Jay board on the mill, paper industry
JAY — The Androscoggin Mill manager will update selectpersons Monday night on the state of the mill, the paper industry and what is anticipated in the next five to 10 years, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Town Office. It will be a 15- to 20-minute […]
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Coats for children available in Jay
JAY — A supply of outerwear for Coats for Kids has been received by the Town Office and is available free of charge at Depot Laundry in the Jay Plaza. There are coats of all sizes for people in need, Town Clerk Ronda Palmer said. They received five bags of coats, she said. dperry@sunjournal.com
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Linda Kondas
1948 – 2014 LEWISTON—Linda Kondas, 66, a resident of Jay, died Friday, Oct. 24, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, following a long-term illness. She was born Oct. 22, 1948, in Machias, the daughter of Fred Davis and Laura (Helms) Davis. She attended Livermore Falls High School, and later received her GED through Jay […]
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Wilton man injured in crash faces drunken driving charge
JAY — A Wilton man suffered facial injuries early Friday when his vehicle went off Route 4 and into a ditch near Carousel Crafts in North Jay, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Sgt. Troy Young arrested the driver, Alex Nichols, 22, on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, Caton said. […]