JAY — A 17-year-old girl escaped injury Tuesday morning when the car she was driving went off Hyde Road, struck trees and landed on its side, police Sgt. Russell Adams said. Morgan Purington of Jay was on her way to Spruce Mountain High School when the accident occurred at about 7:28 a.m., Adams said. She […]
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Jay accepts bid of $40,061 for land and barn
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to accept a bid of $40,061 for 2.05 acres and a large barn on Route 133 and Hyde Road to Antoine “Tony” St. Pierre of Jay. He submitted the only bid and has until Oct. 31 to close on the property. Selectpersons set the minimum bid at $40,000, dedicating up […]
Jay board sets minimum bid on land, barn at $40,000
JAY — Jay selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to put the town-owned 2.05 acres and large barn on Route 133 and Hyde Road out to bid. They set the minimum bid at $40,000, dedicating up to $5,800 of that amount to advertising and legal expenses associated with the sale and for work performed by the highway […]
Proposed joint agreement between Jay, Livermore Falls to be discussed
JAY — Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere plans to update selectpersons on Monday, Sept. 8, on the receipt of the $31,643 payment an arbitrator concluded that the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant owed for overbilling the town last year. She will also discuss the proposed amendment to the joint wastewater treatment agreement. Livermore Falls, which owns […]
Jay to have Route 133 property assessed
JAY — Selectpersons are having assessing agent Paul Binette assess the town’s property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road to come up with a value. The intent is to sell about 2.05 acres and a large barn. The town bought a house, a barn and about 2.5 acres in April 2013 at […]
Jay board votes to spend up to $28,000 from joint reserve account
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to use up to $28,000 from a joint reserve account to have a building built over new equipment at the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls and Jay share the cost of maintaining the plant based on sewage treated at the plant. Jay’s share this year is 52.3 percent […]
Jay board having town’s Route 133 property surveyed
JAY – Selectpersons are having the remaining 2.17 acres of town property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road surveyed, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. The town bought a vacant home, barn and about 2.5 acres at auction for $36,970 on April 30, 2013, with the idea to improve the line-of-sight from the […]
Route 133, Hyde Road intersection work to resume in Jay
JAY — Road work is scheduled to resume Monday at the intersection of Hyde Road and Route 133 to improve the line of sight at the state-deemed dangerous intersection. Employees from Nelson Communication Services Inc. of New Hampshire made some improvements in November to improve safety. Jay selectmen’s Chairman Steve McCourt said Monday that last […]
Line of sight improvements to be made at Jay intersection
JAY — Improvements to the intersection at Hyde Road and Route 133 will begin Friday. Nelson Communications Services Inc. of New Hampshire was the lowest bidder of six on the Maine Department of Transportation project. The company anticipates a two-week time frame to improve line-of-sight for traffic entering Route 133. The company will begin road […]