JAY — Principals from Jay and RSU 36 plan to hold assemblies Wednesday, March 2, for students in grades five through 12 to update them on consolidation efforts. Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voters approved a plan on Jan. 25 to consolidate Jay and RSU 36 into RSU 73 as of July 1. School officials […]
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Consolidated school system to be known as RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — The new consolidated Jay, Livermore and Livermore school system will be known as Regional School Unit 73. RSU 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt said she received notice of the official number Thursday afternoon. Voters in all three towns decided Jan. 25 to consolidate their schools. The two school boards are scheduled to meet […]
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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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Recycling presentations rescheduled
JAY — Ecomaine has rescheduled its presentations on single-sort recycling to Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Town Office. The sessions will be held at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. School consolidation hearing moved to Wednesday LIVERMORE FALLS — The final public hearing on the proposed school consolidation plan has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Wednesday, […]
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State lawmaker transported to hospital after snow storm mishap
LIVERMORE — The storm that dumped heavy snow across western and southern Maine on Wednesday delighted ski resorts but frustrated drivers, including a state lawmaker who lost control of his vehicle. At 9:15 a.m., Rep. Matt Peterson, 32, D-Rumford, was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry east on Route 108 to a meeting in Augusta, when […]
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Selectmen approve McLain monument, hire two police officers
MEXICO — Selectmen unanimously approved spending up to $475 for a monument to honor Army Pfc. Buddy McLain, who was killed last month in Afghanistan. The marker will be placed near the main war veterans memorial at the Mexico Greens. McLain, a Mountain Valley High School graduate, was killed in action Nov. 29. The town […]
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Health insurance reimbursement increased for two employees
LIVERMORE FALLS — The select board voted to increase the reimbursement for two employees who have health insurance they obtain through their spouses rather than taking town insurance from $172 a month to $315 a month for the rest of 2010-11, town administrator Kurt Schaub said. Two employees participate in the same program through their […]
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Car leaves road, strikes pole
JAY — No one was injured when a Livermore man’s car left the road and struck a utility pole Friday morning on Franklin Road. Damage to the 2000 Dodge Intrepid is estimated at $5,000, Jay police Sgt. Troy Young said. Jesse Ciarcia, 20, was heading north on the road, also known as Route 133, to […]
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State approves proposed merger plan, now it goes to hearing
JAY — The proposed plan to merge Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls into one school district has cleared another hurdle. The state Department of Education has approved the plan to move forward. Jay School Superintendent Robert Wall and RSU 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt received notice of the approval this week. The plan now goes to […]
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Correction: Cafe operations
LIVERMORE — Town officials granted a special amusement permit to the Carriage House Cafe for live bands and dancing twice a month on a Friday or Saturday. The information was incorrectly reported in a story published Monday on Page B1 of the Region edition.