TEMPLE — Voters approved a budget of $487,645 and elected a selectman to a three-year term at Monday’s annual town meeting. David Lovejoy was nominated and elected unopposed to fill the selectman seat by the roughly 50 residents who attended. “I’ve got some experience with budgets and management,” Lovejoy said. “I’d love the opportunity to […]
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Jay workers hunt for water leak
Workers for E.L. Vining & Son of Farmington install a new valve for water lines on Route 4 at Riley Road on Tuesday morning to help find a break that has leaked thousands of gallons since Sunday afternoon. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) JAY — Jay Village Water District representatives were restoring water to much of Jay village […]
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Jay holds hearing on proposed budget
JAY — Residents were speechless, or they at least had no questions, during a public hearing Monday night on the proposed $6.18 million budget for 2018-19. The proposal will go before voters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 at the Community Building. Absentee ballots become available on Friday, March 23 at the […]
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Misty morning in Livermore Falls
Mist rises from the Androscoggin River in Livermore Falls on Monday morning. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
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Farmington sap shack burns to ground
FARMINGTON — A small sap-boiling building burned to the ground Sunday night on Howard Lane off Route 27, Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell said Monday. Sap-boiling equipment was heavily damaged. The fire was reported at about 7:55 p.m. by a passer-by. The owner, Bill Howard, had been boiling sap earlier in the day but was […]
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Farmington meeting moved to Thursday; road closure and police phones on agenda
FARMINGTON — Selectmen have rescheduled their Tuesday meeting to Thursday at 6:30 p.m. because of the snowstorm forecast for Maine. The board is being asked to approve a road closure on March 24 for “March for Our Lives” and decide on telephone services for the Police Department. Selectmen will also consider proclaiming September as Childhood […]
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Police investigate two-vehicle collision in Wilton
Wilton police are investigating a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Route 2, Main Street and Maxwell Road in Wilton. No information was available Monday night. Officer Efra Becerra and Police Chief Heidi Wilcox were assisted at the scene by Wilton Fire Rescue Department and NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Massachusetts men injured in Jay accident; driver faces OUI charge
JAY — A Massachusetts man is accused of driving drunk after his vehicle went off icy Route 133 late Friday, hit a snowbank, rolled onto its side and struck a utility pole. Dave A. Nosiglia, 58, of Hingham, Massachusetts, and his passenger, Harold Layland, 61, of Hanson, Massachusetts, suffered minor injuries in the accident reported […]
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Jay water district searches for leak in system
JAY — Crews from the Jay Village Water District are searching for a water main break that left customers, including Spruce Mountain Elementary School, without service Monday. A boil-water order has been issued until further notice, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said in a news release late Monday night. All customers in the Jay Village Water […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Public hearing on annual town meeting warrant, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office […]