JAY – Two water main breaks on Main Street two days in a row caused havoc with drinking water supplies. A 310,000-gallon holding tank on Woodchuck Hill, a tank owned by the Livermore Falls Water District, had just 10,000 gallons due to Monday’s leak, Livermore Falls Superintendent Doug Burdo said. The district supplies water to […]
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High school football: Lisbon wins one for little guys
LISBON — If there’s a good time to have your best offensive player sidelined with an injury, the first round of the high school football playoffs isn’t it. If there’s such as replacing that weapon, doing so with two guys whose combined weight is less than that of one, average defensive lineman on the other […]
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Woodlot harvest proceeds on target
JAY — The town has received nearly $46,000 so far from wood harvested from the recreation lot behind the schools, forester Steve Gettle said. About 42 acres of the town’s 193-acre property has been harvested by L & A Ridley Inc. of Jay, Gettle told selectmen Monday. About 150 acres of the lot is harvestable. […]
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Town looking for oldest resident
JAY – Town officials are looking for Jay’s oldest resident to present him or her with the Boston Post Cane. If someone knows of anyone who may qualify, they are asked to call the town office at 897-6785. Town office to close two days WELD – The town office will be closed at 9:30 a.m. […]
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Selectmen award contract for loader
JAY — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to buy a John Deere 524K loader from Northtrax in Bangor at a cost of $87,650. The town had received three bids for the heavy equipment and selectmen said Northtrax had the best price. Not only was it the cheapest, the loader was also available on the lot, Public […]
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Contract for single-sort recycling to be recommended
JAY — Selectmen will hear a recommendation for a contract for single-sort recycling during the board’s meeting Monday, Oct. 25. This will be the first meeting at the new starting time of 6 p.m. at the town office, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said. Selectmen previously agreed to go with single-sort recycling, where residents can put […]
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High school football: Andies deny Tigers in defensive classic
LIVERMORE FALLS — If this indeed was the last Livermore Falls-Jay football classic, the combatants won’t need to exaggerate the details for future generations. They’ll tell tales of a gang-tackling, grind-it-out classic from 2010 that was straight out of 1950. They’ll recall multiple goal-line stands, intermittent snow flurries and a wind chill in the teens. […]
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Jay vs. Livermore Falls football: Merger would end 72-year rivalry
Literature professors recite sonnets. Preachers quote scripture in chapter and verse. And Brandon Stanhope can rattle off a series of names and numbers that correspond to what people in his old neighborhood consider the most intense football rivalry in the state. “I remember it was a rainy, swampy night,” said Stanhope, asked to recall his […]
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Adult, three juveniles charged in mill break-in
JAY — An adult and two juveniles were charged Tuesday night in connection with a break-in at Otis Ventures LLC mill complex, police Chief Larry White Sr. said. A fourth juvenile also faces charges, he said. Jay Detective Richard Caton arrested Eric M. Frost, 18, of Livermore Falls on felony charges of aggravated criminal mischief, […]
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School cost reduction scenarios shared
JAY — Under one scenario, there could be about a $700,000 reduction in a joint school budget if both the Livermore Falls middle and high schools are closed during the first year of a school system merger. However, that would depend on voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voting to consolidate school systems on […]