JAY — Spruce Mountain Middle School students joked and laughed as they dug their hands into potting soil in a wheelbarrow to fill Jiffy pots Tuesday afternoon in front of the school. The next step was to plant cucumber seeds in the degradable pots and tomato seeds in small plastic pots in a tray. Cucumber […]

JAY — Selectmen revised their meeting schedule Monday night for April and May due to conflicts in schedules. The board will not meet Monday, April 23, unless something important comes up that cannot wait, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said. The board moved its next meeting to Monday, May 7, which will be primarily an executive […]

JAY — Two women used rock hammers Tuesday to break up large pieces of stone. The process continued until they achieved the right size pieces to make aggregate, which will be used as a base under rock staircases. Instructor Jed Talbot, of Off the Beaten Path, a trail construction and training business, said there are […]

JAY — Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday to allow the Sewer Department to spend $40,027 from a capital reserve account to buy a 2012, one-ton, truck with a V-plow. The Chevrolet package includes truck body, lift gate and the V-plow, Department Superintendent Mark Holt said. Selectman Tom Goding opposed the vote, preferring a Ford, which was […]

JAY — Police on Monday and Tuesday were investigating thefts of two ATVs, two chain saws, prescription medicine and ice fishing equipment at several properties. Two ATVs were reported stolen Tuesday morning from a residence on Stone Street behind the Municipal Building, Detective Richard Caton IV said. The ATVs were parked behind a garage. Caton […]