JAY — More than 50 people from four towns turned out Monday night to give input, ask questions and try to figure out how to get high school students together at one campus. People stressed putting students first and doing what is best for them while containing costs for taxpayers. They also agreed that the […]
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Summer reading programs to kick off June 18 and 19
JAY — The theme for the Jay-Niles Memorial Library Summer Reading Program for children will be “Read S’more Books.” Maine children’s book author Lynn Plourde will present the kick-off program. Plourde’s library visits typically include sharing two of her stories interactively and then turning one into a simple play with props where children act out […]
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‘Financing your future’ JAY — RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult & Community Education will offer a free “Financing your future” workshop that will be presented by the Finance Authority of Maine at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Spruce Mountain Adult & Community Education learning center. The workshop will help participants plan how to […]
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Second diner helps restore the Farmington Diner
JAY — The owner of the Farmington Diner hopes to use parts from a second, nearly identical one in North Jay to restore and reopen hers. The Farmington Diner was originally was moved to East Wilton in 2008 to save it from destruction. The Silver Diner was moved to Route 4 in North Jay from […]
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Children may have thwarted burglar, police say
JAY — Children coming home from school Monday may have interrupted a burglary, police said. The break-in on East Jay Road occurred around 2:30 p.m., Jay Detective Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. Entry into the home was gained by force, he said. Jewelry, a laptop, a Nintendo Wii and a Nook were taken, he said. […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Roger Briscoe, 33, New Sharon, domestic violence assault, obstructing report of a crime, violation condition of release, June 4, no bail listed, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * Kristopher Hiltz, 34, Jay, violation condition of release, violation of protective order, June 4, […]
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Jeff Young: IP strike failure points out need for labor reform
Twenty-five years ago, on June 15, 1987, 1,250 men and women took a stand at International Paper’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay that proved to be a turning point in labor relations in Maine and a sign that our country needs real labor reform. Despite a year of record profits, IP proposed a new union contract […]
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Victoria A. ‘Vikki’ Flagg
1979 – 2012 DIXFIELD — Victoria A. “Vikki” Flagg, 32, of Jay, died unexpectedly, Thursday, June 7, due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born on June 9, 1979, on Cape Cod, Mass., the daughter of, James and Ann (Gallant) Smith. She attended Cape Cod schools and on July 18, 1998, married, […]
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Jay man killed in Wilton crash
WILTON (AP) — Police say excessive speed was a factor in a single-car crash that killed a 23-year-old man in western Maine. Paul Caldwell of Jay was killed at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday when his car veered off Route 156 in Wilton and rolled over. Officials say Caldwell was not wearing a seatbelt and was […]
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T. Doiron: Votes the way she thinks is right
I write this letter in support of U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill. She currently serves in the Maine Senate and is doing great things for this state already. I know she will do the same in Washington. Unlike many politicians in America today who vote with their caucus, Dill is unique in that she is […]