FARMINGTON — The annual Household Hazardous Waste collection events for Franklin County residents have been scheduled for September. Household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and garages for many years can be brought to the collections to be held in Carrabassett Valley, Jay, Kingfield, Rangeley, and Wilton. Kingfield: Friday, Sept. […]
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Emerson Jepson is Veterans’ Home vet of the month
PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home veteran of the month, Emerson F. Jepson Sr., was born on April 15, 1929, and grew up in East Auburn. He has three brothers and three sisters. Emerson was drafted into the Army on Feb. 6, 1952. He did his basic training in Pennsylvania and then he served in […]
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Jay veteran visits WW II Memorial with Honor Flight Maine
JAY — World War II veteran Richard “Dick” Hoisington looked up the names of more than 25 of his shipmates killed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard’s USS Callaway, when a Japanese suicide bomber crashed into it off the Coast of Luzon in the Philippine Islands in January 1945. Hoisington, 91, formerly of Livermore Falls, went […]
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Former Topsham manager selected for Bar Harbor post
BAR HARBOR — A former town manager of five other Maine towns, who resigned from his last job earlier this year to move to Washington, D.C., has been picked to become Bar Harbor’s top municipal administrator. In a prepared statement released last week, Bar Harbor officials announced they decided to hire Cornell F. Knight as […]
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Jay to have Route 133 property assessed
JAY — Selectpersons are having assessing agent Paul Binette assess the town’s property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road to come up with a value. The intent is to sell about 2.05 acres and a large barn. The town bought a house, a barn and about 2.5 acres in April 2013 at […]
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No trash, recyclables pickup in Jay on Labor Day
JAY — There will be no pickup of trash or recyclables on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. People need to either hold on to their trash and recyclables for the next week’s pickup or take them to the town’s transfer station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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Parking area at Jay ball field suffers $500 in damages
JAY — A vehicle did approximately $500 in damage to the grass parking area behind the outfield fence at the town’s baseball field on Stone Street, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said Thursday. Larry Wright, the town’s building and grounds maintenance worker, reported the damage Tuesday. A vehicle did a so-called “doughnut” on the […]
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Franklin is correct county
JAY – A story published on Page B1 of the Franklin edition Tuesday should have said Franklin County officials need to think about cutting back their budget. It was an editing error.
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Jay’s tax rate increases $1.75; Verso mill’s taxable value drops $223 million
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Tuesday to set the tax rate for 2014-15 at $15.75 per $1,000 of property valuation. It is an increase of $1.75 over last year’s rate. It means taxes on a $100,000 house will increase by $175, not factoring in homestead exemptions. Chairman Steve McCourt opposed the vote. His motion to […]
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Woman, dog injured in Jay accident
JAY — A local woman and a dog were injured Monday night when the car she was driving left East Dixfield Road, hit a dog and a utility pole, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. Isaiah Reed, 23, of Jay was traveling east on the road, which is Route 17, in North Jay […]