JAY — Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335 in Jay honored their top three competitors in both the Voice of Democracy, open to students in grades 9 -12, and the Patriot’s Pen essay contest for students in grades 6 – 8. The theme for the Patriot’s Pen competition was “What Patriotism Means to Me.” This is […]
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Come on down to ‘The Price is Right!’
JAY — For an evening of fun, games, and relief from the winter blues, look no further than “The Price is Right” at the Spruce Mountain Middle School gym March 22. The doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the show starts at 6. “It’s fun,” said eighth grader Will Thornton, one of the emcees. “If […]
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Jay voters to be asked to transfer $300,000 for paper mill revaluation
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to hold a special town meeting March 24 to see if voters will transfer $300,000 from the undesignated fund to an account to do a revaluation of Verso Paper Corp.’s paper mill. The last revaluation of the mill was done 17 years ago by ValPoint of Oregon, now known as […]
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Three buildings in Jay vandalized with spray paint
JAY — Police are investigating spray paint found on two houses and a garage on Main, Maple and Pine streets in the Chisholm section of town. Officer Russell Adams responded to a report of paint discovered on a building on Maple Street on Sunday morning, Detective Richard Caton IV said Monday. Once there, he received […]
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Joint sewer committee being established in Livermore Falls, Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — A joint sewer committee is being established to look at the agreement that outlines cost-sharing and billing between two towns that use the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls Selectmen Bill Demaray and Louise Chabot and Town Manager Kristal Flagg will serve on the committee. The Jay Board of Selectpersons will […]
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Tri Town Seniors meet, plan upcoming activities
JAY — The Tri Town Seniors met at St. Rose Parish Hall on March 3, with 20 members and one guest present. After the opening ceremonies, President Fernande Doiron announced two members were on the sick list and get-well cards are to be sent. Members celebrating birthdays in March were recognized and George Doiron, along […]
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Happenings around Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — Spruce Mountain Middle School has announced the following news and activities. The winners of the SMMS spelling bee were, first place, Mason Shink; second, Jaice Alsaedy; third, Cecelia McDonald and fourth, Jordan Daigle. 2013-14 student council members are, grade six, Skye Chretien, Jaycee Cole, Sophie Moreau and Jacob Paradis; grade seven, Jasper Butler, […]
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Students learn about famous Mainers
JAY – Jay Elementary School fourth graders have their own unique way of learning about famous Maine people – by participating in a wax museum. They showed their families what they had learned by portraying well known Mainers in an activity Feb. 26. The students picked a Maine person at random, researched them, and made […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, review budgets with department heads, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Annual town meeting, 6:30 p.m., Grange Hall; potluck at 5:30 p.m. River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Rumford Public Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., library
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Timeline set for Jay budget development, town meeting
JAY — Selectpersons are scheduled to meet Monday with Town Manager Shiloh Ring LaFreniere and department heads to begin discussion on budget needs for 2014-15. The workshop starts at 5 p.m. March 3 at the Town Office. The meeting kicks off a timeline leading up to the annual town meeting referendum June 10. Revised budgets […]