JAY — A driver who died in a two-vehicle collision Jan. 14 on Route 140 had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal threshold, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday. Toxicology results showed that Tina Dolloff, 45, of Jay had a blood-alcohol content of 0.25 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent. Dolloff was found […]
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Jay woman dies, two teenagers injured in Jay head-on collision
JAY — A local woman was killed when her vehicle and another collided head-on on Route 140, also known as Intervale Road, on Thursday afternoon. When police arrived they found Tina Dolloff, 45, of Jay, unresponsive in her vehicle, Detective Michael Mejia said in a news release Thursday night. Police initiated CPR and attached an […]
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Canton officials condemn ‘unlivable’ log cabin on Route 140
CANTON — Town officials condemned a log cabin on Route 140 this month for having “unlivable conditions.” Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth updated selectmen Thursday night about Steven Cole’s property at 258 School St. Cole wasn’t living there when Animal Control Officer Richard Burton Jr. arrived earlier this month to investigate an animal complaint. “As soon […]
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Rain, Elliotts restore Canton Lake beauty
CANTON — Standing barefoot on the beach at Lake Anasagunticook on Saturday morning after a rainstorm, Molly Elliott was in her element three hours into raking woody debris from the sandy shore. For the past seven years, she and her husband, Gus, have been cleaning the beach and roadside. They live in the house opposite […]
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Waterline replacement to start in Jay
JAY — Construction to install a new water line and associated parts on Smith Avenue and a section of Route 4 and Route 140, is expected to begin Friday, Mike Wells, superintendent of the Jay Village Water District, said. The aging line has had several breaks over the past two years, causing customers in that […]
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Three separate accidents happen in 5 hours on Route 140 in Canton
CANTON — Five people escaped injury Friday in three unrelated accidents in five hours on Route 140. At 6:21 a.m., Karol Maliska, 61, of Hartford, was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger north just beyond the Hartford line when he swerved to avoid a fox, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff Justin Brown said. Maliska lost control of […]
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Rig slides off Jay road; pole, wires down
JAY — The trailer of an empty logging truck went off Route 140, snapping a utility pole Monday morning, Jay police Sgt. Troy Young said. The 2007 Kenworth rig, driven by Johnny Fortin, 32, of Canada, was going too fast for the slushy road conditions, he said. Fortin was not hurt. The utility pole snapped […]