JAY — The Planning Board is expected to decide Tuesday whether Parker Pond, also known as Parkhurst Pond, will stay in the category of resource protection or be considered limited residential in an updated draft Shoreland Zoning Ordinance. The pond, in the East Jay area, is an alternative drinking water source to Moose Hill Pond […]
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Jay boil-water order lifted for most customers
JAY — The Jay Village Water District lifted the boil-water order Friday for the majority of its customers, but not the Verso-Androscoggin Mill and residents in Riley village. District Superintendent Mike Wells is working with Ted Berry Co. of Livermore to determine where the waterline break is in the Androscoggin River, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. […]
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North Anson woman receives minor injuries when car rolls over on Route 27 in New Vineyard
Brenda Bryson, 62, of North Anson suffered minor injuries Friday morning when the car she was driving south on Route 27 drifted off the road in New Vineyard and rolled over, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) NEW VINEYARD — A North Anson woman suffered minor injuries Friday morning when the […]
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Selectman to pitch new vehicle at town meeting
STRONG — Selectman Rob Elliott agreed Thursday night to explain to voters at town meeting Saturday the need to buy a new one-ton utility truck, which should cost between $35,000 and $40,000. Elliott said that people traditionally expect the Highway Department to pay off one vehicle loan before taking on another. However, each piece of […]
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Farmington board OKs park use for student march
FARMINGTON — Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to allow Meetinghouse Park to be used for a march supporting those affected by the shooting deaths at a Parkland, Fla., high school last month. Mt. Blue senior River Lisius is organizing March for Our Lives. She requested the closure of downtown streets March 24 for a march from […]
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Farmington man accused of break-in to steal pot
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of entering a garage on Bailey Hill Road looking for marijuana to steal, police officer Jesse Clement said Thursday. Clement said he arrested Jeremy Doughty, 20, of Farmington on a charge of felony burglary. He was being held Thursday afternoon at the Franklin County jail on $1,000 cash bail. […]
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Jay district isolates water line break to Androscoggin River
JAY — Jay Village Water District representatives believe they have isolated a waterline break about 10 feet into the Androscoggin River. Representatives shut a valve Thursday and saw water bubbling up in the river, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. LaFreniere has been trying to keep residents updated with information from district Superintendent Mike Wells. The […]
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Saddleback buyer says deal still on table
The CEO of an Australian company planning to buy the idle Saddleback ski area said Thursday the controversial foreign investor visa program is not key to his plans to finance the deal. “The EB-5 program has got nothing to do with purchasing the property and nothing to do with getting the mountain back up and running,” said […]
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Snowblower repair in Jay
Jeremy Richards of Jay, a Jay Public Works Department truck driver and laborer, tries to repair the snowblower after it hit heavy snow on a sidewalk and a pin broke Thursday morning on Route 4. He tried to fix it on the spot but decided to move to the Knights of Columbus Hall parking lot […]
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Chesterville residents want to reapportion RSU 9 school board
Tiffany Estabrook of Chesterville is working with others to collect voters’ signatures on a petition asking the commissioner of education to determine the reapportionment of the RSU 9 board of directors. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — Chesterville residents have organized a drive to collect signatures to petition the Maine commissioner of education to reapportion […]