JAY — Selectpersons have agreed to pursue a Workforce Development Grant Program with Polycor, a Canadian-based company that is developing the North Jay White Quarry and plans to build a plant to make granite curbing off Old Jay Hill Road. The town would be the applicant for the Community Development Block Grant and Polycor would […]
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Some local towns continue to struggle with cost of snow removal
LEWISTON — Five more inches of snow fell in Turner and Bethel on Sunday night and into Monday morning. Lewiston fared slightly better — just 4.5 inches — while Eustis in Franklin County gained 7.3 inches by midday. According to the National Weather Service, Maine has a snowpack of between 20 and 30 inches to […]
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Jay board to discuss possibility of leasing French Falls Recreation Area
JAY — Selectpersons will hear a presentation Monday night on entering a lifetime lease with the Androscoggin Land Trust for property in the French Falls Recreation Area. The trust acquired nearly 1,250 acres of forested land along the Androscoggin River in Canton and Jay in 2014 to permanently conserve it for public use. The French […]
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Jay police cruiser damaged when it hits deer
JAY — A police cruiser received minor damage early Sunday when it collided with a deer on Route 133, Chief Ernest Steward said Wednesday. Livermore Falls police Lt. Joseph Sage investigated the accident in accordance with the practice of calling outside agencies when a town vehicle is involved. Jay officer Wilmor Herrin was not injured […]
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Jay board to consider a Dec. 8 special town meeting
JAY — Selectpersons will be updated Monday on a proposed special town meeting and warrant article to transfer $6,000 from the undesignated fund to pay additional costs for street lights. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere will also review a proposed timeline for the annual town meeting referendum to occur at the same time as the RSU […]
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Verso mill manager to update Jay board on the mill, paper industry
JAY — The Androscoggin Mill manager will update selectpersons Monday night on the state of the mill, the paper industry and what is anticipated in the next five to 10 years, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Town Office. It will be a 15- to 20-minute […]
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Jay police, fire chief White remembered
JAY — About 200 people came to pay their respects to Jay police, fire Chief Larry White Sr. and celebrate his life Sunday at Spruce Mountain High School. White, 61, of Jay lost his nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5. He was fighting it all the way. He had served as a police […]
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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 […]
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No trash, recyclables pickup in Jay on Labor Day
JAY — There will be no pickup of trash or recyclables on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. People need to either hold on to their trash and recyclables for the next week’s pickup or take them to the town’s transfer station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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Tax rate expected to rise in Jay
JAY — Selectpersons intend to set the tax rate Tuesday, Aug. 26, at a special meeting, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Friday. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. at the Town Office. The rate is expected to rise, but she does not know how much at this time, LaFreniere said. The current rate […]