JAY — Line crews worked Monday to restore power to the on the eastern part of town after high winds uprooted trees that landed on power lines and tipped over a utility pole early Sunday evening. Five, large ash trees were knocked down on Plaisted Road in East Jay, about 1 mile from Route 133, […]
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Freshman orientation canceled, no school for students Friday
JAY — There are a couple of changes in the Regional School Unit 73’s first week of school due to Tropical Storm Irene’s havoc. Freshman orientation, which was scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 30, at both campuses of Spruce Mountain High School, has been canceled, high school north campus administrative assistant Gavin Kane said. This will […]
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Student dress code to be enforced
LIVERMORE FALLS — High school students, parents listen up: There is a dress code and it will be enforced, Principal Gilbert “Specs” Eaton told RSU 73 Board of Directors. Eaton, who is leading Spruce Mountain High School in Jay, explained the dress code after questions arose Thursday night. Newly hired Principal Steve Leunig will oversee […]
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Student handbooks approved
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board approved handbooks for Jay and Livermore Falls high schools Thursday. “There is a slight discrepancy in both buildings in graduation credits,” Gilbert “Specs” Eaton, principal of Spruce Mountain High School in Jay, said. Students attending the Jay school need 24.5 credits to graduate and a student attending the […]
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School district to buy used truck
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 directors voted Thursday to buy a used pickup truck for $6,800 to do cleanup plowing. Money for the 2000 Ford F250 with cap will come out of the equipment line of the transportation budget. The truck will be bought from state surplus. It has 105,000 miles on it and is […]
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Howie’s awarded contract
JAY — Selectmen awarded a contract to create a safer step-down from an interior walkway at the North Jay Fire Station to a local company. Prior to discussion on bids and a vote, Selectman Tim DeMillo stepped away from the board table Monday night to sit in the audience. DeMillo and his wife, Mary Howes, […]
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New school system for students, staff to begin
LIVERMORE FALLS — The first day of school is approaching and with it the beginning of a new school system. Students and staff from the Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls schools will be working under the umbrella of Regional School Unit 73. Jay and RSU 36 systems merged on July 1. “We have the privilege […]
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Consolidated middle school nearly ready for students, staff
JAY — Already at the middle school, the Spruce Mountain Middle School Phoenix rules. The gym has the new, forest green and black mascot and the name of the new school in the center of the floor. Students from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voted on the school name change and mascot to represent a […]
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Otis Street to get ‘dead end’ sign back
JAY — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to reinstall a “dead end” sign on Otis Street at the corner of Route 4 and add a “local residents only” sign to slow traffic until a public hearing is held next month to determine traffic flow. Selectmen scheduled the public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, […]