LIVERMORE FALLS — A teacher was on her way to work at a Jay school Thursday morning when her car struck with a deer south of Chretien & Sons Greenhouses on Route 133 on Hinkley Hill, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. A truck driver traveling north had to swerve to avoid hitting two more […]
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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 […]
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Families escape Jay fire Monday morning
JAY — Two families escaped a fire Monday morning at 576 Franklin Road, acting fire Chief Mike Booker said. The fire started in a second-floor office at a house owned by Adam and Ali Clark, Booker said. The cause was electrical. Approximately 20 firefighters from Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton, along with a Farmington rapid-response team, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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Couple injured in collision in Jay
JAY — Police said a local couple were injured Wednesday afternoon when their car and a van hauling a utility trailer collided at Bean’s Corner at routes 133 and 156. Sylvia Richards, 73, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 toward Livermore Falls when a van driven by Marc Parent, 56, of Becancour, Quebec, […]
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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 […]