JAY – The Northern Border Regional Commission will award nearly $500,000 combined to the towns of Jay and Kingfield to help rebuild a section of a road and to partially fund upgrades to municipal wastewater pump stations. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, announced $1.35 million […]
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Professors share college experiences during UMF academic convocation
FARMINGTON — Three University of Maine at Farmington faculty members told incoming students Tuesday that college changed their lives for the better, taught them the value of service and opened up doors. The occasion was the academic convocation to mark the start of the college year. Dearborn Gym was filled with students and faculty, three of […]
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Dates set for important events and meetings in Wilton
WILTON — At Tuesday’s select board meeting, Town Manager Rhonda Irish shared information about several upcoming meetings or events. The committee working to write a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for replacement of a retaining wall at the swimming area of Kineowatha Park will meet at the park 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Irish said […]
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Wilton man says streetlights needed
WILTON — Kevin Black of 221 Village View in Dryden village asked the selectpersons Tuesday night if they were aware of problems there caused by a lack of streetlights. In 2011, voters approved removing about 100 streetlights. Residents were told they could add a streetlight to their own electric bill to keep some on. Some […]
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Saddleback says it is in negotiations to sell ski area
RANGELEY — The operators of Saddleback have been unsuccessful over the summer in raising funds for a new ski lift. They may, however, have a buyer for the resort. In July, owners of the ski resort said that Saddleback wouldn’t open this winter unless they could get $3 million to replace an old, slow ski […]
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Rosie the donkey keeps horses safe from bear
LIVERMORE — Jessica Tessier suspects nobody in the neighborhood near Pike Road got much sleep Sunday night. A bear visited her property. Her guard donkey, Rosie, serves as the watch “dog” of the area. She made high-pitched noises that got Tessier’s five horses riled up. They were “talking” back and forth, she said. Rosie, 8, […]
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Main Street in Wilton being paved Wednesday
WILTON — Main Street in Wilton will be paved Wednesday, Sept. 2, with on-street parking in the downtown area closed until possibly early afternoon. Parking will be available in the public lot on High Street.
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Jay’s tax rate increases by $1.50
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the tax rate by $1.50, making it $17.25 per $1,000 of property valuation for 2015-16. That means owners of a house valued at $100,000, without factoring in exemptions, would see an increase of $150 on their tax bill. The bill, without exemptions, would be $1,725 compared to […]
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UMF listed as top Maine college in ‘Best Bang for the Buck’
FARMINGTON — Washington Monthly recognized the University of Maine at Farmington as the top Maine college for the College Guide’s 2015 “Best Bang for the Buck” rankings, according to a university news release. UMF is ranked No. 14 overall of 402 public and private colleges in the Northeast that were ranked by Washington Monthly’s “The […]
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Wilton board accepts roof, cruiser bids
WILTON — Selectmen awarded the contract to replace the roof, gutters and trim on the Senior Citizen Building in Kineowatha Park to Blodgett Builders of Wilton on Tuesday. There were three bids: Leclerc’s Carpentry of Jay for $8,500; Don Macomber of Wilton for $9,000; and Blodgett Builders, which initially bid $8,500 and later changed it […]