JAY — Spruce Mountain High School events for the week of May 17 to 23 have been announced. Students in Susan St. Pierre’s and Michael Henry’s United States history classes are helping the American Legion place flags on veterans’ grave sites in cemeteries in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. St. Pierre’s class performed the service […]
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Well done – Student achievements
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Aubie Greenleaf of Auburn was inducted into the International Honor Society Chi Sigma Iota Alpha Chapter on March 22 at Ohio University Athens, where she is a graduate student. She graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn. She is the daughter of Helena and Jon Woodhead, step-daughter of David Farr, and […]
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Veterans displaying Old Glory at Jay War Memorial
JAY — Veterans holding flags have begun standing at the Jay War Memorial from 8 to 9 a.m. each Monday and will continue until Veterans Day. Community members, as well as Maine’s first lady, Ann LePage, and the Freeport Flag Ladies, have joined the group at times in the past. The tradition is in its sixth […]
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Program identifies wild greens TEMPLE — Koviashuvik Local Living School will offer “Wild Greens for the Common Table” from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The cost is $55. Learn about amazing local plants that will grace your table, feed your family and connect your spirit to the springtime. Plants that the group […]
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Veteran, 93, steps up to help Jay VFW post keep charter
JAY — VFW Post 3335 Commander Palmer Hebert said he will remain commander until members fill the position at the nearly 80-year-old organization. His term is up. He will work with member Don LeSuer of Jay, nearly 93, to make sure the post does not lose its charter. They are hoping younger veterans will step […]
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Spruce Mountain Middle School announces Scholar-Leader Awards
JAY — Principal Scott Albert has announced that eighth-graders Jordan Daigle and Rylee Delaney have been selected as the Maine Middle Level Schools Scholar-Leader Award winners from Spruce Mountain Middle School. All decisions concerning selection have certain subjective elements. However, the Maine Association for the Middle Level Education and the New England League of Middle […]
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Jay fire chief updates board on training
JAY — Acting fire Chief Mike Booker on Monday gave selectpersons an overview of firefighter training in Farmington and Jay. The two days of training was conducted by Maryland-based Traditions Training LLC. The company is made up of veteran firefighters from East Coast. The Franklin County Firefighters Association funded most of the cost and each […]
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Jay gets grant to enforce seat belt, child safety laws
JAY — The Police Department has been awarded a $3,000 grant to crack down on seat belt and child safety seat enforcement. Sgt. Troy Young Sr. wrote the application for the grant, which will allow the department to assign extra patrols in areas that have a higher number of crash-related injuries. The grant, funded by […]
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Experts visit Verso paper mill in Jay for tax revaluation
JAY — A team of experts was at Verso Paper Corp.’s mill Tuesday to begin working on the town’s revaluation of the paper mill and associated properties, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. Verso Androscoggin LLC requested a tax abatement in February for $469 million in valuation for 2013. The town values the mill and […]
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Residents needed on Jay street light panel
JAY — Selectpersons are still looking for residents to serve on a Street Light Committee, Steve McCourt, chairman of the Board of Selectpersons, said Monday. The committee is tasked with making recommendations on what lights to turn off. The board would like to have a committee of about seven people and would like some community […]