JAY — An alarm will be installed on the boiler at the North Jay Fire Station that will send out an alert if the temperature in the building drops below a certain degree. Selectpersons requested on Dec. 12 that the annual service on the boiler be moved up a month to January. They would also […]
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Jay to participate in free smoke alarm, installation program
JAY – The Fire Rescue Department is partnering with the American Red Cross in Maine to provide and install free smoke alarms to reduce fire deaths and injuries. Through the Red Cross’ Home Fire Preparedness Campaign, smoke alarms will be offered and installed for residents. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectmen Monday that she and Fire […]
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Jay to discuss lighted Christmas decorations, flags, banners
JAY — Selectpersons will be asked tonight whether they want the new utility poles rewired and brackets put up for lighted Christmas decorations or move toward holiday flags or banners. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. When the Route 4 road reconstruction was done, the utility poles were mostly replaced in […]
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Chesterville voters approve reduced town budget
CHESTERVILLE — Fiscal restraint was the theme at Monday’s annual town meeting, as roughly 50 voters approved a budget of $842,999.52. The amount is less than last year’s $885,999.52. Cuts were made in the Public Works and roads budgets to bring the total of $385,111.04, compared to $437,826 last year. Resident and former Road Foreman Conley […]
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Fire destroys wood boiler and building in Jay
JAY — A building and a wood boiler inside it were destroyed by fire Sunday morning on Hutchinson Road, Deputy Fire Chief Corey Leclerc said Monday. The building was about 35 feet from Jerry Hutchinson’s home, Leclerc said. State fire investigators were at the site Monday to determine the cause, but it doesn’t look suspicious, […]
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Livermore Falls Fire Station has significant structural problems
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to allocate $6,500 to have a comprehensive engineering study and a topical survey done on the fire station. The building, built decades ago, has a number of significant structural issues. The money will come out of the Fire Department budget, and selectmen will address any shortfall in the budget […]
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Livermore Falls manager wants selectmen to rescind vote on paid day off
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg will ask selectmen Tuesday to rescind their Dec. 2 vote to give nonessential town employees the day after Christmas off with pay. Instead, she will offer the board another option, which she initially discussed prior to the board making its decision. She will ask selectmen to allow the […]
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RSU 73 superintendent makes suggestions for school buildings’ needs
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey is recommending that the former Livermore Falls High and Middle schools be offered to the town — and if the town doesn’t want them, then sell them. The board received his proposals at its meeting Thursday night and will discuss them at a future meeting. […]
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Late-night fire destroys home in West Paris
According to WMTW, the fire is believed to have started in a pellet stove. No other details are available at this time. WEST PARIS — A blaze late Saturday night destroyed a single-family home, leaving 21 people homeless. Approximately 60 firefighters from 13 area towns responded to the fire at 5 Ellingwood Road, which started […]
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Lincoln paper mill layoffs due to contract lost to Indonesian firm
LINCOLN — Lincoln Paper & Tissue has revealed in a federal document that it was more than a boiler explosion that led to the recent decision to lay off 200 millworkers — the loss of a major customer also influenced the decision. The company on Dec. 16 filed a petition with the U.S. Department of […]