FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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Revaluation report on Verso mill in Jay expected by end of August
JAY — Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere is anticipating receiving the revaluation report on the Verso Paper Corp.’s mill and properties within the next two weeks. “We hope to set the tax rate by the end of August,” she said. Earlier this year, voters approved transferring $425,000 from the town’s surplus to conduct the revaluation of […]
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New superintendent shares personal, educational information with community
JAY — Jocelyn Mosher-Collins believes newly hired Superintendent Kenneth Healey is positive for the community. “He was prepared to respond to questions, and he seems to communicate well,” said the Jay parent of two children in the Spruce Mountain district. Mosher-Collins was one of about 25 community and RSU 73 staff members who attended a […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls men charged in copper thefts
JAY — Police said two men were charged Monday with stealing copper from two homes on Belleview Drive and Church Street since mid-June. A joint investigation is ongoing among Jay, Livermore Falls and state police, and more people may faces charges, acting Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. Jay police arrested Zachary Givens, […]
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Three-year contract approved for Jay police
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday night to approve a three-year contract with the union representing police, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. During the first year of the contract, union members will get a 1 percent increase, she said. There is a clause that says for the second and third years the union can request […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Jay: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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RSU 73 holding open house for new superintendent
JAY — Students, parents and others in Regional School Unit 73 will have a chance to meet newly hired Superintendent Kenneth Healey at an open house this week. Meet the Superintendent is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, in the cafeteria of Spruce Mountain Middle School. Healey wants to hear residents’ views about the […]
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Around the Track: Farrington on top at Beech Ridge
JAY — It wasn’t that long ago when a young man from Franklin County was tearing up karting tracks up and down the Eastern seaboard, and even out into parts of the Midwest. After several record-setting seasons in karts, Jay native Dave Farrington Jr. jumped directly into a Pro Stock in 2008, and thus began […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Select board, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Conversation Commission, 4:30 p.m., Town Office Bethel: SAD 44, 6:30 p.m., Telstar Library Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Sumner: Fire Department Axillary, 6 […]
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Driver Safety Class is Aug. 14 FARMINGTON — A Driver Safety Class will be held from 12:15 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 612 Farmington Falls Road. Refresh your driving skills and know the new rules of the road. Learn research-based driving strategies to help you stay safe behind […]