JAY — Selectpersons are setting up a committee to look at the town’s 397 street lights and make recommendations to turn off about 25 percent of them. The street light budget was reduced from $62,615 to $48,000 in the 2014-15 town budget, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere previously said. The total proposed town budget is $5.57 […]
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Jay board axes purchase of plow truck
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to buy a 2014 wheeler truck and plow package to replace a 2003 International truck. The old truck had 166,000 miles on it as of April 8 and continues to break down, officials said. Selectpersons Chairman Steve McCourt, Pearl Cook and Vice Chairman Justin Merrill voted not to […]
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St. Dom’s, others to present Live Stations of the Cross
AUBURN — The eighth-grade class at St. Dominic Academy has been rehearsing for several weeks for the presentation of the Live Stations of the Cross. During Holy Week, a school tradition of “acting out” the Stations of the Cross was started by Ms. Pat Milton many years ago as part of the morning prayer assembly […]
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News from Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — Spruce Mountain Middle School has announced the following news and activities. Spring vacation will run April 21 through 25. After-school enrichment programming is held Monday through Wednesday throughout the year. The next enrichment session starts April 28 and goes until May 14, from 3 to 4:15 p.m. The session will include cooking, outdoor […]
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Spruce Mountain High School announces activities
JAY — The following are among the events happening at Spruce Mountain High School. Class scheduling for next year: Students in the current ninth, 10th and 11th grades participated on April 9 in a round robin to learn about all elective classes for the next school year. On Thursday and Friday, the students are taking […]
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Jay board to consider ordinance to control barking dogs, animal treatment
JAY — Selectpersons will consider certifying two ordinances Monday, April 14, to go to a town referendum June 10. One deals with control over dogs, horses and other animals. The other applies to subdivisions. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Selectmen directed the Ordinance Review Committee to develop an Animal Control […]
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Garage door kicked in, three chain saws stolen
JAY — A Morse Hill Road resident reported Friday morning that a side door to a garage was kicked in and three chain saws stolen. The burglary occurred between 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, officer Nicholas Gulliver said. The chain saws are valued at more than $1,000. Anyone with information about the incident […]
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No second vote needed on use of school building, RSU 73 leader says
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 director Darcie Calden of Jay asked at Thursday night’s board meeting why there will be no second vote on keeping a section of the former Livermore Falls High School open. Voters on Tuesday overwhelming approved spending $132,000 to keep part of the building open for a year. Calden said she […]
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RSU 73 residents approve budget; keep former school open
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents of RSU 73 on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an $18.89 million budget and agreed to keep a section of the Livermore Falls High School open for another year. Superintendent Robert Wall said Wednesday that the budget vote was 66-9. The only changes from the original proposal was restoring a Reading 180 teaching […]
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Erik Taylor receives Principal’s Award
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School senior Erik Taylor has successfully balanced academics and extracurricular activities to make the most of his high school experience. For his contributions to the school, he has earned the 2014 Principal’s Award. The award is presented annually at Maine high schools to the student who best balances academics and […]