WILTON — The Board of Selectmen held an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss ways to assist those affected by the loss of the town’s largest employer, Barclaycard US. The company announced Tuesday it will close its Wilton call center March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs. Barclaycard US, operated by UK-based Barclays Bank, is a credit card and payment services provider and one of […]
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Strong selectmen approve employee raises
STRONG — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to give employees a 2.8 percent pay raise this year, offsetting it by having them pay for an increase in their health insurance premiums starting Feb. 1. The vote came as the board continued developing a budget for 2019. Selectman Rodney Cook suggested a combined percentage and merit-based […]
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Verso employees, contractors leave Jay mill after gas leak
JAY — Four contractors at the Verso Androscoggin Mill were taken to a hospital and employees working on paper machines left the mill Wednesday morning after a valve was left open allowing chlorine dioxide gas to be released. Company spokeswoman Kathi Rowzie said the gas was detected by sensors and the four contractors were taken to the […]
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Farmington to swtich to LED streetlights
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday night unanimously authorized entering an agreement with Central Maine Power to convert the town’s streetlights from sodium bulbs to more-efficient LEDs. Town Manager Richard Davis said the cost to power the sodium fixtures is about $77,000 annually. After converting to LEDs, the annual cost should decrease to about $55,000. Davis said concerns over decreased […]
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Jay murder suspect jealous, state says
FARMINGTON — Testimony on day two of the murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney on Tuesday focused on his jealous behavior in the months leading up to the death of his former longtime girlfriend at the home they shared in Jay. Sweeney, 58, is accused of killing Wendy Douglass, 51, with a softball bat while she […]
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RSU 73 staff votes ‘no confidence’ in Superintendent Todd LeRoy
Staff members in Regional School Unit 73 have overwhelmingly approved a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Todd LeRoy, shown here at his office. RSU 73 includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. (Livermore Falls Advertiser file photo) LIVERMORE FALLS — By a tally of 155-4, staff members from the four schools in Regional School Unit 73 […]
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Senior study time
Students Jacelyn Daggett of New Vineyard, left, and Madeleine Guerrette of Farmington work on their senior seminar projects Tuesday in the food court at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington (Franklin Journal photo by Dee Menear) Students Jacelyn Daggett of New Vineyard, left, and Madeleine Guerrette of Farmington work on their senior seminar projects Tuesday […]
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Barclaycard to close Wilton call center, leaving 227 out of work
WILTON — The town’s largest employer will shut down March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs. Town Manager Rhonda Irish said Tuesday afternoon Barclaycard is closing its Wilton call center. She said the Board of Selectpersons has scheduled an emergency meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the closure and coordinate services for the employees. […]
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More than $2,000 in fishing equipment, tools stolen in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of tools, saltwater fishing equipment and other items valued at more than $2,000 from a garage on High Street. The burglary was reported Monday, according to Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. Steward said the thefts were discovered when the garage door was found open and tackle boxes […]
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RSU 9 drivers review safety protocol after child left on bus
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 bus drivers and staff were retrained on safety protocol and procedures because a child was left unattended on a bus in November. Superintendent Tina Meserve said the incident took place Tuesday, Nov. 13, when classes were delayed two hours because of weather. The bus driver, who Meserve would not […]