Community yard sale CANTON — The citizens of Canton and Hartford will hold a community yard sale starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Route 140/108 intersection. The $10 table rental benefits the Lake Anasagunticook Association. All sale proceeds belong to each vendor. There will be furniture, baked goods, baby clothes, produce, crafts, tools, […]
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Beano is back, KC Hall re-opens
JAY — The Knights of Columbus Hall on Route 4 has reopened after anonymous donors helped pay the liability insurance on the building. That means beano is back on and free suppers will resume in September. The hall was temporarily closed last week, which canceled one Thursday night session of beano and a free supper […]
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VFW announces scholarships, contests
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 contests. Voice of Democracy Voice of Democracy is a patriotic three- to five-minute audio/essay on a tape or […]
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Selectpersons to check access to Parker Pond
JAY — Two selectpersons plan to walk down to a town property to see if a right of way can be built from Parker Pond to the East Jay Road. Town Manager Ruth Cushman told selectpersons Monday that resident Michael Adams owns property off the East Jay Road and if the town build’s a right […]
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Board votes not to abide by legal opinion on residency requirements
JAY — Selectpersons voted 2-3 Monday not to abide by a legal opinion that would require the board to remove a Jay Village Water District trustee who does not live in the district. Selectpersons Tim DeMillo, Tom Goding and Vice Chairman Justin Merrill opposed the vote while Chairman Steve McCourt and Selectperson Pearl Cook voted […]
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Stolen Jay pickup truck recovered in Farmington
JAY — Farmington police recovered a stolen truck in the Whittier Road area in Farmington, police said. The Nissan truck was stolen either late Aug. 18 or early Aug. 19 from a Route 4 residence in North Jay. The 1996 pickup truck had a flat tire when it was abandoned, Jay Detective Richard Caton IV […]
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Tax rate climbs 25 cents
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to increase the tax rate by 25 cents to $14 per $1,000 of property valuation. Last year’s rate was $13.75. The increase will give the town an overlay of $410,000, Chairman Steve McCourt said. It means a house valued at $100,000 would see an increase of $25 in its […]
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Two injured in collision on Route 4
JAY — Two people were injured Sunday morning when the cars they were driving collided on Route 4, near the intersection of Old Jay Hill Road. Brittany Carrier, 17, of Jay was driving up Old Jay Hill Road near the Jay Highway Garage and pulled out onto Route 4 into the path of another car, […]
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Lewiston man cited for ATV crash that injured two boys
JAY — A Lewiston man has been cited on a civil violation related to an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 16 when two children were injured. Maine Warden Tom McKenney said Saturday that he issued a summons to Matthew Churchill, 31, on a charge of carrying a passenger under 18 without headgear. Churchill was at […]
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Tim Maillet/Elks Scholarship ride is Sept. 1
FARMINGTON — The 11th annual Farmington Elks Scholarship Ride in memory of Tim Maillet will take place Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Elks Lodge No. 2430, 120 School St. Registration is at 8 a.m. Cost is $25. Vehicles on two-, three- and four-wheels are welcome. There will be raffles, a silent auction, pizza and T-shirts. […]