Program, volunteer information will be available at the Farmington Fair FARMINGTON — Season 2013 started with the building of eight additional boxes for the Garden Angel Project, bringing the total to 16 boxes this year. The boxes were built with the assistance of 4-H members at their 4-H Day on June 1 at the Farmington […]
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Services being done regionally, privately to save money
JAY — Several services listed on a survey sent out by Franklin County commissioners are already being done in a joint effort to save money, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said. Commissioners sent out a survey in August asking towns if they were interested in potentially regionalizing services at the county level. It is a Maine […]
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Joint reunion of Jay H.S. classes JAY — Jay High School Classes 1962-1966 will hold a joint reunion from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Spruce Mountain Middle School cafeteria. The only cost is to bring a favorite hot or cold dish or dessert. For more information, call 645-3462. SAD 52 course on […]
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Parents check out renovation at Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — The new classroom space smells fresh and new, Crystal Ducharme said at Tuesday night’s Spruce Mountain Middle School open house. She and scores of other parents and their children wandered the corridors, spoke with teachers and saw the new section of the school. “I like it down here,” said Ducharme’s eighth-grade daughter. “There’s […]
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Board agrees to hear proposal for more cell towers
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday that it wouldn’t hurt to hear what a cell tower company has to say about putting up more towers on the town’s recreation lot behind the high school. SBA contacted Town Manager Ruth Cushman to see if the town is interested in having more communication towers installed on the lot, […]
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Homemakers meet Thursday WILTON — The Wilton Day Homemakers will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at St. Luke’s Church on High Street for election of officers and program. Bring ideas for program, money for dues and your own lunch. There will be coffee, tea, hot chocolate and dessert. For more information call 645-2423. […]
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Board approves modified sewer bill
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to approve a modified sewer bill for the owner of a 13-unit apartment building, as allowed under the town’s sewer ordinance. If the board had not agreed to follow a provision under the ordinance, the bill would have been $11,118 for the year, instead of the modified amount of $6,503. […]
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Jay man charged in heroin case
JAY — Police conducted a bail check on a local man Wednesday and charged him with having 3.9 grams of heroin and needles, straws and spoons to use the drug, officer Nicholas Gulliver said Thursday. Christopher Q. Nault, 44, was arrested on a charge of felony aggravated unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and a charge […]
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Towns receive dividend checks
JAY/LIVERMORE FALLS — Jay and Livermore Falls received dividend checks from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of their good loss experience and loss prevention programs. Livermore Falls Town Manager Kristal Flagg told Livermore Falls selectmen on Tuesday that the town’s check is for $4,943. The money will go into the general fund, she […]
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Municipal officials to tour Spruce Mountain High School
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls have been invited to tour the Spruce Mountain High School in Jay at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1. Town officials will then sit down for a round table discussion with members of the RSU 73 school board, Livermore Falls Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Tuesday. […]