LIVERMORE FALLS — A joint meeting between the Jay School Committee and RSU 36 Board of Directors is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Livermore Falls High School. The boards will officially appoint a Transition Committee to work on combining the two systems. The […]
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Fuel assistance program funds dwindling
LIVERMORE FALLS — A tri-town fuel assistance program recently went through more than $25,000 in three weeks to help 100-plus households in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls with emergency heating assistance. The fund is dangerously low and Deb Kendall, chairwoman of the Good Neighbor Tri-Town Fuel Assistance Program, is hoping the community can donate to […]
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Class C Cheering: Mustangs take tough road to title
AUGUSTA — There are two ways to reach the Class C championship round in competition cheerleading. Play it safe, don’t make too many glaring mistakes and squeak your way into the top six. Or put on a show, ramp up the level of risk and send your score through the roof, even if you fall […]
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Lots of work needed for schools to merge
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt told directors Thursday that much needs to be done to merge with the Jay school system before July 1. “Our work has just begun,” she said. “We have a lot to do.” On Tuesday, voters in Jay and the RSU 36 towns of Livermore and […]
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Boys’ basketball: Tigers zone out Bulldogs
FARMINGDALE — Utilizing two weapons it hasn’t relied on most of the season, the Jay Tigers picked up a big victory Wednesday night. The Tigers used a 2-3 zone and solid free-throw shooting to pull away from Hall-Dale, 49-35, in a match-up of Mountain Valley Conference teams trying to force their way into the Western […]
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Sabine steers Oak Hill past MCI
PITTSFIELD — Maggie Sabine netted 17 points, had eight steals, six assists and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 59-38 rout over MCI in a girls’ basketball tilt Tuesday. Chassidy Hilchey and Darby Beaulieu chipped in for the powerhouse Raiders (10-3) with 10 points each, the only players in double figures. […]
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Voters approve merging Jay, RSU 36 school systems
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voted Tuesday by an unofficial tally of 1,302 to 419 to pass a plan to merge the Jay School Department and RSU 36. Jay voters overwhelmingly approved the plan, 710-185, Town Clerk Ronda Palmer said. Residents in Livermore Falls passed the plan 331-101, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. […]
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Patton found guilty on all counts in sex hypnotism case
AUBURN — Certified hypnotist Aaron Patton was found guilty on all counts of sexual assault against a teen who he allegedly hypnotised after sex to keep her from revealing the abuse. Patton, of Jay, was found guilty of four counts of gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, and two counts of sexual abuse of a […]
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Alleged victim says she was hypnotized after sex
AUBURN — A certified hypnotist practiced his craft on a 14-year-old girl each time after sex with her in an effort to “keep her quiet,” a prosecutor said Monday. An attorney for Aaron Patton, 37, of Jay held a different view, telling a jury in Androscoggin County Superior Court that the girl with whom his […]
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Sewer rate to be calculated on water use
JAY — Selectmen voted Monday to accept a town Sewer Rate Committee’s recommendations and change how rates are calculated. Currently, the town charges $315 a year for each unit, such as a house. Selectmen agreed to eliminate the per unit method and calculate sewer rates based on water use beginning July 1. They set the […]