JAY — Selectpersons have reappointed several residents to the Budget Committee. The board made the appointments on Monday. Reappointed to terms that will expire on Dec. 31 are Terry Bergeron, April Hartford, Charles Riekert, Vickie Braley and Ricky Merrill. There is a vacant alternate position with a term that expires at the end of the […]
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Scholarship contests for students, parents, teachers
JAY — Commander Palmer Hebert and Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen Chairman John Dube of the Frank L. Mitchell Post 3335 and Gail Kerns-Dube, co-chairperson of the Ladies Auxiliary, announced the kick-off of this year’s scholarship contest. Voice of Democracy is a patriotic 3-5 minute audio/essay on a tape or CD. Entry must include […]
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Discarded stove ashes start fire in Jay
JAY — A container of ashes from a wood stove beside a door started a house fire at 23 Maxwell Road on Wednesday afternoon. Benjamin York and his son live at the home owned by Byron Johnson, Assistant Chief Mike Booker of the Fire Department said. A door and part of a wall in the […]
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Jay HS graduate running Boston Marathon
JAY — Katie Nemi is running this April’s Boston Marathon in memory of her grandfather, Joe Nemi — and for lung transplant patients. The 2008 Jay High School graduate recently graduated nursing school and now works in the Thoracic Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She has been training as part of the […]
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Share Shack opens for Jay residents
JAY — The Transfer Station started accepting items Tuesday for a Share Shack for Jay residents. The town has been considering setting up a place to share good items instead of throwing them away or recycling them at the Transfer Station for a while, selectperson Board Chairman Steve McCourt said Monday night. The Share Shack […]
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Benefit for Jay father and son
JAY – There will be a spaghetti supper and dance on March 15, 2014 at the AMVETS in Jay to benefit Brian Dalot and his son, Carson. Brian is recovering from open heart surgery and Carson was hospitalized for two months following a cardiac arrest. Carson is 20 months old. His grandmother Karen Dalot (who […]
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Jay board votes to allow customers to use credit cards
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday to go with AndroPay, a service offered by Androscoggin Bank that allows taxpayers to use credit cards to pay for town services. Board Vice Chairman Justin Merrill and Tim DeMillo opposed the move, while Chairman Steve McCourt, Selectmen Pearl Cook and Tom Goding voted in favor. The board voted […]
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Mailboxes vandalized in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating vandalism to five mailboxes on Franklin Road/Route 133 and Lomie Rivers Road either late Saturday or early Sunday. Damage is estimated at more than $200, Jay police Detective Richard Caton IV said Monday. Most of the mailboxes were ripped off their post, he said, and it looked like they were […]
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Maine Students named to president’s, dean’s lists at Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, N.H. — The following students achieved academic recognition for the fall 2013 semester at Southern New Hampshire University. President’s list Auburn: Jason Melanson, Bachelor of Arts in general studies. Bowdoinham: Pamela Gerry, Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and English. Bridgton: Jennifer Laurent, Bachelor of Arts in child development leadership. Brunswick: Jonathon Esquell, Bachelor […]
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Saint Joseph’s College Maine dean’s list
STANDISH — The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Saint Joseph’s College Maine for the fall semester. Andover: Izaak Mills Auburn: James Philbrook Avon: Aaron Jalbert Bowdoin: Heather Reed Dixfield: Michelle Morrison, Jennifer Smith Durham: Ashley Beaulieu Fayette: Willie Brown Fryeburg: Meghan Bradley, Sophie-Mary Creegan, Payton Schwarz Gray: Elizabeth Allen, Christopher […]