WILTON — Police say a Jay man was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of theft involving firearms, jewelry and a chain saw from a Temple Road home. The homeowners reported the theft last week but Corey J. Shaw, 30, is believed to have broken into the home of family members several times over the […]
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Saturday story hours planned FARMINGTON — Saturday Story Hour at the Farmington Public Library will start at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, May 18, with “Wise Monkey Tales.” There will be three interactive tales of clever and cunning monkeys, followed by a themed activity. Saturday Story Hour is intended for children ages 4-8. All events at the […]
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Jay selectmen reschedule meetings
JAY — Selectmen changed their meeting schedule Monday to accommodate Memorial Day, elections and municipal budget votes. The board changed its Monday, May 27, meeting, which fell on Memorial Day, to 6 p.m. Monday, June 3, at the Town Office. Selectmen also canceled their Monday, June 10, meeting, as the meeting room at the Town […]
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Jay highway crew to salvage some items from house
JAY — Selectmen agreed Monday that the highway crew salvage some items people want from a house on Route 133 the town owns and will have torn down. The process has hit a little snag, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said. Half the town has been asking to go in and remove items — a door, […]
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Correction: Miller valedictorian; Berry salutatorian
JAY/LIVERMORE FALLS — A story published on Page B1 of Monday’s Region edition about top students at Spruce Mountain High School in Livermore Falls should have said Amethyst Mill is valedictorian of the Class of 2013 and Caleb Berry is salutatorian. It was a reporting error.
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Verso paper mills in Maine experience massive increase in natural gas costs
The CEO of Verso Paper Corp. said the cost of delivering natural gas to the company’s paper mills in Jay and Bucksport during the first quarter of 2013 increased $22 million from the same period last year. “One of the significant issues for us during the quarter was the delivered price of natural gas to […]
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Fire destroys large shed near house in Jay
JAY — A fire destroyed a large shed Wednesday night at a residence on Route 133, Assistant Chief Mike Booker of the Fire Department said Thursday. There were no injuries. The Robert Hall family had left their home at about 3:30 p.m., he said. The fire was reported at 6 p.m. A state fire investigator […]
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Invasive plant forum postponed WILTON — The Invasive Plant Species Management Forum scheduled for Monday, May 13, at the Wilton Town Office has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Letter carriers food drive May 11 FARMINGTON — The National Association of Letter Carriers and rural carriers at the Farmington Post Office […]
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Strong Man’s Rally to be held in Jay
JAY — The Son Shine Ministries will host a Strong Man’s Rally, a Christian ministry to men, at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at its church at 99 Main St., the former Jay Town Office. The ministry presentations by Pastor John Echardt of Family Christian Fellowship in Topsham and co-presenter Lester Libby are aimed at […]
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Genealogy group to meet May 11 FARMINGTON — The Sandy River Valley Chapter, MGS, will meet at at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Farmington Public Library. Kenneth Wing will talk about the “Lost Villages of Flagstaff Lake.” Ken and Alan Burnell are authors of a book by the same name. Anyone with an […]