MEXICO — The best way to save money is to always plan ahead. Whether stocking up on frequently used items, preparing for the cold days of winter or knowing what will be served for supper, just a little planning can make all the difference. Dozens of people learned that rule Saturday when they attended the […]
jay maine
Posted inLetters
R. Jones: Do we need this addition in Jay?
A vote is pending before the board of directors of Regional School Unit 73 (Livermore, Livermore Falls and Jay) to close the Livermore Falls High School site (south campus) as a teaching and learning facility for students and build a multimillion-dollar addition at the Jay High School complex (north campus). No one knows how many […]
advertisement
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Briefly
Seniors meetings resume JAY — The Jay Livermore Falls Seniors will resume their weekly meetings on at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, after three weeks off for the holidays. Anyone who lives in the area and is 55 or over is welcome to attend. Games, cards, beano and refreshments are available every Monday. The refreshments […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Electricity supplier to present information in Jay
JAY — A representative from Electricity Maine will give a presentation Tuesday, Jan. 24, on the company’s service as a supplier of electricity. The talk will be held at 2 p.m. at the town office. An electric bill has two parts to it, Jay Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Wednesday. Central Maine Power Co. is […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Boy charged with threatening family member
JAY — A teenage boy is charged with threatening a family member with a broken wine glass Tuesday night, police said. Officer Nicholas Gulliver, along with a Livermore Falls police officer, responded to the home at about 9:45 p.m., police Chief Larry White Sr. said Wednesday. The juvenile cooperated with police, he said. A juvenile […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton shop robbed at gunpoint
WILTON — A man wearing a ski mask and brandishing a gun robbed Patty’s Place, a secondhand store on Route 2, Wednesday morning, according to police. It was the second robbery in less than five years. Owner Patty Woods was working alone in the shop, which is downstairs in the home where she and her […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore fire caused by faulty wood stove installation, official says
LIVERMORE — The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a house attached to the closed Carriage House Cafe on Route 4 Tuesday night was caused by a faulty wood stove installation, Chris Stanford, an investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said Wednesday. The fire started in the wall behind the wood stove in […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Man wanted on motor vehicle warrants gets new charge
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man ended up with an additional charge after police tried to arrest him on two warrants related to motor vehicle violations on Sunday, Livermore police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Sgt. Steve Allen saw William Norton, 57, of Livermore Falls, driving on Main Street on New Year’s Day, and […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Catalytic converter stolen from RSU 73 truck
JAY — Police are investigating the theft of catalytic converter from a box truck RSU 73 uses to deliver meals to different schools in the district. The theft was discovered Tuesday morning when the 1997 General Motors Co. truck was started up, Jay police Sgt. Troy Young said Tuesday. The truck was parked at the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Teen awarded scholarship to help with college
JAY — Eighteen-year-old Ashley Sidney of Livermore Falls has her plans set for her career. She has always wanted to be a lawyer, she said Tuesday. She is not sure what field in the profession she’ll enter, she said, but she will figure it out as she goes along. Sidney, a 2011 graduate of Livermore […]