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Mailboxes vandalized in Jay

JAY — Police are investigating vandalism to five mailboxes on Franklin Road/Route 133 and Lomie Rivers Road either late Saturday or early Sunday. Damage is estimated at more than $200, Jay police Detective Richard Caton IV said Monday. Most of the mailboxes were ripped off their post, he said, and it looked like they were […]

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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 […]

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Six bids reviewed for Jay intersection work

JAY — Maine Department of Transportation representatives opened six bids Wednesday for a project to improve an intersection at Route 133, Hyde Road and East Jay Road. The bids are being reviewed and a contract will be awarded in the next couple of weeks, George Macdougall, MDOT contracts and specification engineer, said Thursday. The bids […]

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One person injured in two-vehicle crash

JAY — One person was injured Sunday when two vehicles collided at Beans Corner at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156. Claire Despres, 60, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 when a car driven by Spencer Reed, 16, of Middlebury, Vt., failed to yield the right of way and collided with Despres’ […]