JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to move forward with switching the streetlights to LED fixtures. The estimated savings is about $14,000. The vote was 4-1 with Selectperson Judy Diaz opposed. Selectpersons Tom Goding, Gary McGrane, Vice Chairman Tim DeMillo and Chairman Terry Bergeron voted in favor. The town reduced the number of its streetlights several years […]
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Church plans to purchase former manufacturing plant in Norway
NORWAY — The pastor of Moss Brook Church told the Planning Board on Thursday evening that the church plans to spend up to $1.2 million to purchase and renovate the former Grover Gundrilling building on Aldrich Avenue. Mike Booker said the church has been meeting in the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School auditorium in Paris for […]
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Wilton man rescued after becoming disoriented picking fiddleheads
JAY — A Wilton man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after he became disoriented while picking fiddleheads near Sevenmile Stream in North Jay. A couple of times Mattheau Soha was waist deep in water as he tried to make his way back to his vehicle. Soha had parked at Ranor Inc.’s parking lot on Route […]
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Fire destroys cabin in Jay
JAY — A fire that destroyed a one-story cabin at 234 Depot St. on Monday evening started around the wood stove, Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said. There were no injuries. About 25 firefighters from Jay, Chesterville, East Dixfield and Wilton responded to the 6:50 p.m. call. When they arrived, the camp was engulfed in […]
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Jay open to housing Livermore Falls firetrucks
JAY — The town’s No. 2 Fire Station has two empty bays that could be used to house two of Livermore Falls’ firetrucks, Jay Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker told selectpersons Monday. Jay also has a bay that could be used at the No. 1 Fire Station in North Jay. The No. 2 station is […]
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Jay fire officials discuss need, cost for new utility truck
JAY — Selectpersons asked fire Chief Mike Booker and Deputy Chief Corey Leclerc on Monday to bring the board firmer numbers for a new utility truck and associated costs. The department wants to replace a 2004 Ford F-350 utility truck with an extended cab and regular bed, with a new Ford F-550 with a service […]
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Jay panel confirms Booker as fire chief
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously voted Monday night to confirm the appointment of Mike Booker of Jay as fire chief. Booker, 33, has been a Jay firefighter for 19 years, including four years as a junior firefighter. He has been assistant chief since 2010 and acting chief since early 2014. The town is following state law […]
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Acting fire chief accepts offer to become Jay fire chief
JAY — Veteran firefighter Mike Booker has accepted an offer to become fire chief, pending approval by the Board of Selectmen at a meeting Jan. 12. Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere offered Booker the position in late December. The 33-year-old Jay resident is assistant chief and has been acting chief for nearly a year. Late Chief […]
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Jay fire chief updates board on training
JAY — Acting fire Chief Mike Booker on Monday gave selectpersons an overview of firefighter training in Farmington and Jay. The two days of training was conducted by Maryland-based Traditions Training LLC. The company is made up of veteran firefighters from East Coast. The Franklin County Firefighters Association funded most of the cost and each […]
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Fire heavily damages bedroom in Jay house
JAY — A fire at a house at 14 Church St. early Saturday was caused by an unattended candle knocked from a shelf to a bed, Assistant Chief Mike Booker said Tuesday. The fire was reported just after 2:30 a.m. and contained to the bedroom in the two-story house, he said. Heavy fire damage occurred […]