JAY — Before the Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, veterans and others will be out honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Wreaths will be placed at memorials or thrown into the river and prayers said. “We will take time to remember on Memorial Day the service […]
jay maine
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Board to meet
JAY — Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at the town office to sign warrants for the Regional School Unit 73 budget vote on Tuesday, June 14.
advertisement
Posted inFranklin
Jay man charged with attempted assault on officer
JAY — A local man who lunged at a police officer with a wooden 2-by-4 was shot twice with Tasers and once with pepper spray before being chased down, tackled and handcuffed, police Chief Larry White Sr. said Thursday. Adam Morey, 36, of 3 BJ’s Lane was charged with attempted assault on an officer and […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Board nixes pursuing $1M road bond
JAY — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday not to award a bid for a $1 million road improvement bond. The board sought bids on interest rates on the proposed loan to try to catch up on paving roads and other related improvements. Selectmen had discussed seeking a $1 million bond a couple of years ago but […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Town report dedicated to Jay High School
JAY — The annual town report is out, featuring a picture of a tiger with the word “Jay” underneath it on the cover. It is a photo of the stainless-steel tiger that hangs on the front of Jay High School, which was taken by Lisa Bryant and has the colors orange, black and white added […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Students to showcase work, projects
JAY — The Jay Middle School staff and students will present “Show What You Know Night” on Thursday, June 2, at the middle school. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. and give parents and community members an opportunity to visit the school and find out what has been going on throughout the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Driver uninjured in dump-truck rollover
JAY — A Fayette truck driver escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when a loaded dump truck he was driving drifted onto a soft shoulder and tipped over in a ditch on Route 156. Stanley Davis, 59, was traveling west and was driving up a hill, just past Soules Hill Road toward Bean’s Corner, when the rig […]
Posted inLocal Sports
High School Softball: Moore, Despres drive Jay past Dirigo
JAY — Thick fog, that perpetual mist and temperatures 20 degrees cooler than what softball players expect the fourth week of May weren’t optimum conditions for wielding an aluminum bat Monday. Make contact too close to the handle and the resulting sting is a gift that keeps on giving. But when you connect smack-dab in […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Mechanics asked to make parts list for aging dump truck
JAY — Selectmen opted Monday to have town mechanics make a parts list and the costs associated with them to fix a 2001, 10-wheel dump truck. The board is trying to determine if the truck should be repaired or if the town should buy a new one at the cost of about $190,000. Selectmen visited […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Route 232 resurfacing set for 2012 pending Legislature OK
WOODSTOCK — Temporarily fixing the bone-jarring ride on Route 232 between Woodstock and Rumford is up to the Legislature. But the Maine Department of Transportation won’t put the project out to bid until next year should legislators OK the department’s 2012 Work Plan, Mark Hume, MDOT regional engineer in Dixfield, said Tuesday in Fairfield. However, […]