JAY — Selectpersons will get an update on the townwide property revaluation done by John E. O’Donnell & Associates of Gray at 6 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Town Office. The board agreed to pay $50,000 to the firm in April to update all properties in town except Verso Paper Mill, which is undergoing […]
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Underwood summer story hours FAYETTE — The summer story hours with Lady Elaine will begin on July 10 and continue to Aug. 21. They will be held at the Underwood Library on Thursdays at 10 a.m. There will be stories, crafts, door prizes and refreshments. For more information, call the library at 685-3778. Reading by […]
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Smithcrossing reunion RUMFORD — A Smithcrossing reunion will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at the Sons of Italy. There will a hamburger and hot dog barbecue and games. Cost for adults and children is $6, no charge for children under 4. The event is open to the public. Mexico High School Class […]
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UMFK Student Support Services recognizes TRIO students
FORT KENT — The TRIO Student Support Services Program at the University of Maine at Fort Kent held its sixth annual recognition banquet on April 17 to honor students involved in the TRIO program. TRIO Student Support Services is funded through the Department of Education under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Jay: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Jay: North Jay Water District, 6 p.m., Jay-Niles Memorial Library Jay: Jay Village Water District, 6:30 p.m., Jay-Niles Memorial Library Thursday Livermore Falls: RSU 73 Board of Directors, 6 p.m., central office
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UU reviving ringing tradition AUBURN — The First Universalist Church of Auburn will ring its bells at noon Friday, July 4, to revive a 50-year-old tradition started by President John F. Kennedy. Usher John Davison will perform this ritual on behalf of the church. The impetus came from the First Church of Weymouth, in Massachusetts, […]
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Independence Day parade draws crowd in Jay, Livermore Falls
JAY — Shriners in little police cars, veterans, firetrucks and politicians participated in the Jay/Livermore Falls Independence Day parade Thursday evening. But the best part for Shari Newcomb of Jay was seeing the smile on the face of her grandson, Braydon Simmons, 3, of Jay. Other families gathered along the route that started at Memco […]
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Traffic taking unnecessary detour on Route 17 in North Jay
JAY — A detour for a bridge repair off Route 17 between North Jay and East Dixfield is apparently causing confusion for some drivers. Residents on Severy Hill Road are noticing more traffic on their road. Some portions of the road and Valley Road are dirt roads. The traffic includes some tractor-trailer trucks. The Maine […]
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Flags fly high in Jay
JAY — Veterans gathered at the Jay War Memorial on Monday morning as they have every Monday from May 1 to Veterans Day for the past few years. As they held their flags high this week, they remembered the men and women serving all around the world in our military as they have since 1776, […]