Families enjoyed a festive drop-in meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 6 at the Jay Niles Memorial Library, complete with stories, cookies, crafts and a visit from Hank the rein-dog from Love on a Leash.
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Blessing Box offers help at Bean’s Corner Baptist Church in Jay
A community-supported Blessing Box Cupboard at Bean’s Corner Baptist Church in Jay provides free pantry staples for anyone who needs them.
Jay to draft retroactive moratorium on rents at mobile home parks
Jay’s Select Board voted Monday to draft a moratorium on mobile home park rent increases, retroactive to the meeting date and subject to voter approval in April.
National Cookie Day brings families together in Livermore Falls
Families gathered on Dec. 4 for a Cookies and Bookies celebration featuring coloring, local treats, games, a scavenger hunt and a gingerbread disguise contest at Treat Memorial Library.
Spruce Mountain schools in Jay area to keep transgender sports policy as it preps for lawsuit
The RSU 73 board voted 9-4 to keep its policy in place, choosing to defend its transgender sports access restrictions despite warnings about legal exposure and taxpayer cost.
Public interest payphones a critical safety link in Maine
Public interest payphones in Maine continue to provide a crucial and free, yet aging, connection for people who need a dependable way to call for help.
Western Maine food pantries expand support as winter approaches
Food pantries across Franklin County are offering expanded hours, free meals and low-barrier access to help residents meet rising food needs.
Free chicken supper brings community together in Livermore Falls
More than 75 takeout meals were served and about 40 people gathered together for an uplifting time at American Legion Post 10.
Jay residents press for rent caps as board weighs next steps
Jay mobile home residents urged the Select Board to pursue rent stabilization after rising lot fees and poor park conditions prompted a public call for action.
Jay labor mural returns after repairs to Local 14 union hall
A weatherproof replica of the historic Jay Strike Mural has been reinstalled on the front of the Local 14 union hall after recent building repairs.