JAY — The way the first three quarters went Saturday night, it was obvious that offense wasn’t at a premium. Whichever won the first meeting between Jay and Livermore Falls was going to need an offensive spurt of some kind to alter the defensive stalemate. Playing on weary legs and little rest, the Andies found […]
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Boys’ basketball: Jay fights off Livermore Falls
JAY — So this is what we get when the Mountain Valley Conference makes old friends Jay and Livermore Falls play each other on opening night of the boys’ basketball season. The clanging rims and the referees’ whistles dominated long segments Friday night, making nearly as much noise as the close-to-capacity crowd crammed into the […]
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Jay Boys’ Basketball
Coach: Brian Kelly (second year) Last year’s record: 11-7 Returning players: Seniors — Kyle Storer (6-3 center). Jake Lord (5-11 guard); Juniors — Zach Bonnevie (5-11 guard), Jake Bessey (6-1 guard), James Barker (6-1 forward), Nate Shink (6-2 forward), Tyler Gervais (5-11 guard), Bill Calden (5-9 guard). Key losses: Austin Clark, Jordan DeMillo. Promising newcomers: […]
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State approves proposed merger plan, now it goes to hearing
JAY — The proposed plan to merge Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls into one school district has cleared another hurdle. The state Department of Education has approved the plan to move forward. Jay School Superintendent Robert Wall and RSU 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt received notice of the approval this week. The plan now goes to […]
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Board gives OK for additional room use
JAY — Selectmen agreed Monday to allow the organizers of the On the House free store to use additional space at the Community Building with conditions. Those conditions mean putting away donated clothing and other items so they are out of the way in case some group wants to use the meeting room. The board […]
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Voters to consider selling strips of town land to property owners
JAY — Selectmen voted Monday to give two property owners six months to remove, move or buy land from the town due to two sheds being on town land. They also set a special town meeting for 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 20, at the town office to see if voters will sell two small strips […]
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Ontario to Maine: Space enthusiasts track balloon to Jay
JAY — Somewhere over the Vermont-New Hampshire border, LASA VIII drifted high into the stratosphere, well beyond the range of its half-watt radio tracker. The team chasing the weather balloon, HAM radio enthusiasts and members of Lanark Space Agency of Perth, Ontario, Canada, kept chugging along at ground level. The balloon, the group’s eighth, continued […]
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Jay inks contract with recyling company
JAY — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to approve a five-year agreement with ecomaine in Portland to handle the town’s recyclables. Ecomaine is a nonprofit waste management company owned and operated by 21 municipalities in Southern Maine. Under the contract, the town will pay up to $15 per ton of recyclables. Since May, the company […]
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Board to discuss properties with structures on town land
JAY — Selectmen set a special meeting for Monday to discuss properties on Oak and Stone streets that have sheds, a fence and a utility pole infringing on the town’s Stone Street Baseball Park land. The special meeting will begin at 6 p.m., Nov. 29, at the town office. Those structures are 2 to 6 […]
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Santa’s workshop, parade, tree lighting to be held Dec. 4
JAY – The Spirit of the Season Light Parade and Tree Lighting is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4. Parade lineup begins at 4:30 p.m. at Memco’s parking lot on Main Street in Jay. The parade will kick off at 5:15 p.m. and travel down Main Street to Livermore Falls, ending at the Geneva Hodgkins Memorial […]