Fayette
Donations sought for yard sale
Friends of Starling Hall in Fayette are requesting donations for the yard sale on Saturday, July 15. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the 1878 building, pictured above, which is soon to be the Fayette Community Center. Clean donations in working order can be dropped off Friday, July 14, or Saturday morning, July 15, […]
Police capture Michael Gatcomb in Fayette
FAYETTE – A New Sharon man wanted by several law enforcement agencies for months was arrested Wednesday night on a warrant after a Ridge Road homeowner reported a suspicious person in the backyard, Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason said Thursday. The homeowner apparently came out of the house and confronted a young man who then […]
Kenneth H. Constantine
1938 – 2017 AUBURN — Kenneth H. “Kenny” Constantine, 79, of Livermore died Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Hospice House and has now gone home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born Jan. 31, 1938, in Livermore Falls, the son of William Constantine and Vera (Jackman) Robinson. His stepfather, Leland Robinson, came […]
Community meals
AUBURN — Danville Junction Grange will serve a bean and casserole supper with pie at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 15 Grange St. Cost: $8 for adults; $4 for children ages 5 to 12; free for children younger than 5. — FAYETTE — The final Keep Me Warm supper of the season will be […]
Grant brings Starling Hall move closer
FAYETTE — Members of Friends of Starling Hall said they hope to move the historic building farther back from Route 17 this spring, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation. The group has plans to refurbish the historic building into a vibrant community center. The hall was built in 1878 by members […]
Blueberry picking is great at Steep Hill Farm
FAYETTE — This summer’s hot weather is making blueberry picking at Steep Hill Farm fantastic — but the season may end sooner than normal. Owners George and Brenda Joseph planted their first blueberry bushes in 1984. They now have 15 rows of high-bush plants — about 3 acres — on the farm. The Josephs irrigate, […]
Jay not accepting any other towns’ trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 3-2 Monday not to take other towns’ trash. The vote followed an initial vote of 0-5 to submit a proposal to the town of Fayette for $112,500 to accept its trash from three haulers that service that town. Selectpersons voted 4-1 on March 14 to draft a pricing schedule and proposal […]
Jay to develop pricing schedule to accept Fayette’s trash
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Monday to have the town manager, two selectpersons and the director of Public Works Department develop a pricing schedule to accept trash from three haulers that serve Fayette. Select Board Chairman Justin Merrill opposed the vote while selectpersons Tom Goding, Terry Bergeron and Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo were in favor. […]
Jay to stop accepting trash July 1 from Carthage, Fayette
JAY — The town will stop accepting trash from Fayette and Carthage at the Transfer Station on July 1, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. Jay will also no longer accept recyclables from Fayette after July 1. Officials in those towns are looking at their options for services. Jay selectpersons made the decision Dec. 28 […]