LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt told directors Thursday that much needs to be done to merge with the Jay school system before July 1. “Our work has just begun,” she said. “We have a lot to do.” On Tuesday, voters in Jay and the RSU 36 towns of Livermore and […]
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Boys’ basketball: Tigers zone out Bulldogs
FARMINGDALE — Utilizing two weapons it hasn’t relied on most of the season, the Jay Tigers picked up a big victory Wednesday night. The Tigers used a 2-3 zone and solid free-throw shooting to pull away from Hall-Dale, 49-35, in a match-up of Mountain Valley Conference teams trying to force their way into the Western […]
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Sabine steers Oak Hill past MCI
PITTSFIELD — Maggie Sabine netted 17 points, had eight steals, six assists and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 59-38 rout over MCI in a girls’ basketball tilt Tuesday. Chassidy Hilchey and Darby Beaulieu chipped in for the powerhouse Raiders (10-3) with 10 points each, the only players in double figures. […]
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Voters approve merging Jay, RSU 36 school systems
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voted Tuesday by an unofficial tally of 1,302 to 419 to pass a plan to merge the Jay School Department and RSU 36. Jay voters overwhelmingly approved the plan, 710-185, Town Clerk Ronda Palmer said. Residents in Livermore Falls passed the plan 331-101, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. […]
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Patton found guilty on all counts in sex hypnotism case
AUBURN — Certified hypnotist Aaron Patton was found guilty on all counts of sexual assault against a teen who he allegedly hypnotised after sex to keep her from revealing the abuse. Patton, of Jay, was found guilty of four counts of gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact, and two counts of sexual abuse of a […]
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Alleged victim says she was hypnotized after sex
AUBURN — A certified hypnotist practiced his craft on a 14-year-old girl each time after sex with her in an effort to “keep her quiet,” a prosecutor said Monday. An attorney for Aaron Patton, 37, of Jay held a different view, telling a jury in Androscoggin County Superior Court that the girl with whom his […]
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Sewer rate to be calculated on water use
JAY — Selectmen voted Monday to accept a town Sewer Rate Committee’s recommendations and change how rates are calculated. Currently, the town charges $315 a year for each unit, such as a house. Selectmen agreed to eliminate the per unit method and calculate sewer rates based on water use beginning July 1. They set the […]
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Voters approve school consolidation
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voted overhwelmingly Tuesday to approve a plan to consolidate the Jay School Department and RSU 36 into one school system. More details will appear in Wednesday’s Sun Journal.
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School consolidation vote is Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents of Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will decide Tuesday whether they want to consolidate two school systems, just miles apart, into one. They rejected a previous plan in January 2009. In a survey the following year, a majority of residents responding said they wanted to try again. At the time, the […]
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HS notebook: EL’s Adams nears record
Records are made to be broken. Eventually. Edward Little boys’ basketball coach Mike Adams is on the doorstep of one that enjoyed unusual staying power. Adams, now in his 10th season at the Red Eddies’ helm, picked up career victory No. 141 Monday when EL (10-1) completed a home-and-home sweep of Cony. That puts him […]