Community Kitchen summer socials INDUSTRY — Industry Community Kitchen will hold Summer Socials on June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Industry Town Hall. Lunch will be served and there is no charge for the meetings. Chesterville Grange ‘souper’ supper CHESTERVILLE — The Chesterville Grange […]
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Health Career Scholarship Awards announced
FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Committee has announced the six recipients of the West Central Maine Health Careers Scholarship Program. The scholarships are presented to students residing in the Franklin Memorial Hospital service area who are pursuing careers in the health care field. Each of the following will be awarded a $600 […]
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More than 2,000 bicyclists to Trek Across Maine this weekend
NEWRY — More than 2,300 bicyclists are registered for the 30th annual Trek Across Maine, which leaves Sunday River Ski Resort on Friday and goes for 170 miles to Steamboat Landing in Belfast on Sunday. It’s the largest American Lung Association cycling event in the country, raising $22 million in the past 29 years. Kathryn […]
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Board to consider buy-out offer on lease of Jay land
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday will discuss a buyout offer of a lease from SBA Communications Corp. for its communication tower on the town recreation land off Water Tower Lane. The Board of Selectpersons meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. SBA’s buyout offer is for $141,000 for a perpetual easement or a […]
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Summer concerts at Mexico park MEXICO — Summer concerts at the Mexico Recreation Park will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evenings through Sept. 1. Bring a picnic supper, bug spray, blanket, folding chair and a friend or two and join your friends, neighbors and family for an evening of good ole traditional […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: RSU 10 retiring teacher reception, 5 p.m., Dirigo High School Dixfield: RSU 10 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Correction: Lease amount per month
JAY – A story on Page B2 of the Franklin edition Monday should have said SBA Communications Corp. pays the town $793.50 a month to lease land for a communications tower, plus an additional $100 a month for an additional carrier. It was a reporting error.
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Jay residents have one contested race, write-in candidate to decide
JAY — Residents have a selectperson’s race and a vacant RSU 73 director seat to consider at the polls Tuesday. Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the Community Building. Fifth Selectperson Thomas Goding and Matt McCourt are seeking a three-year term on the Board of Selectpersons. F. […]
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Couple injured in collision in Jay
JAY — Police said a local couple were injured Wednesday afternoon when their car and a van hauling a utility trailer collided at Bean’s Corner at routes 133 and 156. Sylvia Richards, 73, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 toward Livermore Falls when a van driven by Marc Parent, 56, of Becancour, Quebec, […]
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Activities announced for final week of school year
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School has announced activities for the week of June 10 to 17, final week of the school year. The athletes involved with baseball, softball, track and tennis will be recognized at a sports banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in the school gym. “Scenes from a Porch,” a collection […]