LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 directors voted unanimously Thursday to approve the personnel policy as modified to cover staff not part of a collective bargaining agreement. They also unanimously approved a one-year contract with Bailey Bros. Inc, to do bus fleet, vehicle and equipment maintenance beginning July 1. The cost would include $56 […]
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Town-provided Dumpster service nears end
JAY — The town is nearing the end of being in the Dumpster pickup service. Selectmen voted early this year to stop the commercial service as of July 1. The week of June 27 to June 30 will be the last pickup for those scheduled, Highway Department John Johnson said. Business representatives may still put […]
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Board to consider service contract for school vehicles
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 directors will consider Thursday a proposal by Bailey Bros., Inc. to do bus fleet, vehicle and equipment maintenance beginning July 1. It is one of numerous items on the agenda for the meeting at 6 p.m. June 23 at the Central Office at the Cedar Learning Center in […]
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Jay man listed in stable condition after accident
JAY — A local teenager is listed in stable condition at a Lewiston hospital after the vehicle he was operating and another collided head-on Saturday night on Route 4 in North Jay near Macomber Hill Road. Christopher Labbe, 19, received serious injuries in the accident that injured seven people and sent five of them to […]
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Class of 1971 holding reunion
JAY — The Mt. Blue High School graduating class of 1971 will hold their 40th class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 13, at LaFleur’s Restaurant on Route 4. The evening begins with social time from 5 to 7 p.m. followed by a buffet dinner. Committee members are Katie Stevens Hallman, David Mitchell, Debbie Dalot, Lorraine Hill […]
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Well done – Lee Hutchinson
ORONO — Lee M. Hutchinson, formerly of Jay, received a master of science degree in biochemistry from the University of Maine in May. During his tenure at the graduate school, Lee was awarded a teaching assistantship and a research assistantship. At UMaine, he worked in the Gosse laboratory studying the effects of arsenic on mast […]
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National Guard working to improve skiing, drainage at ski slope
JAY — Members of the Army National Guard 262nd Engineer Co. are moving thousands of yards of dirt to improve drainage and skiing at Spruce Mountain Ski Slope. The 11 members are using the three-phase project as a training mission, Kenny Jacques, president of the Spruce Mountain Ski Club, said Tuesday. There has been an […]
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Jay voters pass $6.29M municipal budget
JAY — Voters at the annual town meeting referendum Tuesday passed all articles pertaining to the $6.29 million municipal budget for 2011-12. The municipal spending package represents a $110,606.32 increase over the current budget. However, due to a decrease in anticipated revenues, taxpayers would need to raise an estimated $3.97 million for town government compared […]
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Tradition, pride mark final Jay High School commencement
JAY— “Small class with big goals,” Lindsay Couture said about her fellow Jay High School Class of 2011 classmates. The Jay High School Tigerdome was packed with family and friends as Couture and 47 other JHS seniors received their high school diplomas Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s graduation was also a milestone for the community — the […]