JAY — Voters will be asked Monday, Jan. 13, to transfer $100,000 from the town’s approximately $6 million in undesignated revenue to a legal account to pay for industrial valuation specialists. The town meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Verso Paper Corp. officials, Jay town officials and experts met last August […]
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Verso to purchase New Page for $1.4 billion
UPDATE: More information on the sale Verso Paper Corp. announced Monday that it has entered an agreement to purchase New Page Holdings Inc. Verso said the transaction is valued at $1.4 billion. Upon completion of the deal, the combined company will have 11 facilities in six states and sales of approximately $4.5 billion. Verso, a […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to giving marijuana to teens
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court to furnishing a usable amount of marijuana to two teenagers. James Ouellette, 46, entered an Alford plea, which is based on a defendant’s belief that he is not guilty but thinks that based on the evidence or other considerations a plea bargain […]
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Five chosen for interviews for Jay town manager
JAY — Selectpersons are interviewing five candidates from Maine for the town manager position. They interviewed three candidates Thursday night and plan to interview two more Monday, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Friday. The five were chosen from a pool of 24. There were 12 applications from Maine, and others from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, […]
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Taking aim at a lifelong sport
JAY — There is nothing quite like the concentration a target shooter has while lining up their shot. It’s a feeling that several Spruce Mountain High School students know intimately. Jared Roy and Connor Maurais are two of the Spruce Mountain students competing on the team, and took time recently to sit down with this […]
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Jay police grant targets speeders
JAY — The Police Department has received a $10,000 grant to reduce speed-related motor vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities. The grant from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety will pay for 320 patrol hours in areas that have statistically shown a higher number of speed-related crashes and offenses. The grant was written by Sgt. Troy […]
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Jay siblings still enjoying their Make-A-Wish makeovers
JAY — Last January, two students at Jay Elementary School were surprised when they returned home from a family vacation to discover that wishes do come true. Josh Brochu had wanted his bedroom to resemble a parking lot, with a McDonald’s drive-through window and an O-gauge model train running around the ceiling, all under a […]
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Dinner, auction to benefit robotics program
JAY — SMART Robotics will be hosting its annual fundraiser kick-off pasta dinner and auction at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at Spruce Mountain High Cafeteria. At the dinner, program participants will share the video of this year’s game and show off last year’s robot and the team’s awards. Tickets are available from a FRC […]