JAY — Ecomaine has rescheduled its presentations on single-sort recycling to Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Town Office. The sessions will be held at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. School consolidation hearing moved to Wednesday LIVERMORE FALLS — The final public hearing on the proposed school consolidation plan has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Wednesday, […]
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The Hot Corner: Livermore Falls-Jay merger comes with cost
Progress has a price. It’s also guaranteed to generate dissension and devil’s advocacy. So it is with the hypothetical school consolidation of Jay and Livermore Falls, a proposal headed to the taxpayers and voters a week from Tuesday. Those in favor view a merger as the best use of resources; a necessary evil, perhaps, in […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Andies trip Tigers in slugfest
LIVERMORE FALLS — One punch. One ejection. Two wrestling matches. Four technical fouls. Audible taunting. Red-faced, veins-in-the-temple-popping crowd exhortation straight out of the 1980s. When it was over, Livermore Falls players, coaches and fans rushed the playing surface and celebrated as if they had won a state championship, just as they did after the football […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Tigers can’t stall Andies
LIVERMORE FALLS — Mark Simpson glanced over at Megan Therrien and Annika Durrell Thursday night and put the onus on them. With Jay and Livermore battling through another defensive standoff, the Andies were going to need some clutch baskets from their outside shooters. “I told both of them during a time out that they’re taking […]
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School merger hearing rescheduled
LIVERMORE FALLS — The hearing on the proposed plan to consolidate Jay and RSU 36 schools scheduled for Wednesday night has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Livermore Falls High School cafeteria.
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High School Notes: Devils, Saints set for Round 2
With a larger-than-the-score-indicates 5-2 win over St. Dom’s in their last meeting the Lewiston Blue Devils will enter this weekend’s second showdown with the Saints … as underdogs? “They’re in first place, and the last time we played them in a playoff game, they beat us,” Lewiston coach Jamie Belleau said. “So, certainly we have […]
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Tonight’s hearing postponed until Jan. 18
LIVERMORE FALLS — The hearing on the proposed plan to consolidate Jay and RSU 36 schools into one system scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the Livermore Falls High School cafeteria.
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Board eliminates Dumpster service
JAY — The town is out of the Dumpster service. Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to eliminate the service effective June 30. It doesn’t mean that the town won’t pick up businesses’ trash, Selectman Tim DeMillo said. It just means the town won’t be dumping Dumpsters anymore, he said. If business representatives, trailer park or apartment […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Cougars recover, take out Tigers in OT
JAY — Not bad for one team held hostage by the flu and another dealing with two injured starters and a quiet night for its leading scorer. Dirigo watched a seven-point lead slip away in the final two minutes of regulation before stealing it back with the first seven points of overtime, warding off Jay, […]
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Gulliver’s travels: Police extinguish fire in early stage
JAY — An alert police officer saw flames on the porch of a house at 13 Elm St. at about 9 p.m. Thursday and evacuated the house. Officer Nick Gulliver was on patrol downtown when he saw the fire and called for assistance, Public Safety Director Larry White Sr. said Friday. Gulliver and Livermore Falls […]