The Livermore Falls field hockey team toiled all season long toward a perfect record. The Andies fell a single game short of that goal and, at 13-1, missed out on the top spot in Western Class C, finishing in second behind Telstar, which also finished at 13-1. The team’s reward for a strong second-place finish? […]
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Girls’ soccer: Tigers have senior moment
JAY — Four Jay High School seniors were part of a landmark first girls’ soccer game three autumns ago. None of them were about to let the Tigers fall short in their potential last home game Thursday afternoon. Beth Moore scored one of Jay’s goals and Alannah White assisted the other in a 2-0 Mountain […]
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Estate planning seminar slated
JAY — A presentation on “Why Have an Estate Plan?” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Androscoggin Bank Community Room. Erin Collins, vice president and trust officer of Androscoggin Bank, has more than 11 years of experience specializing in the areas of trust administration, estate planning and settlement, […]
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Football Notebook: Knights prove their mettle
Proving their mettle Losing football games can become a bad habit or part of a vicious cycle, but that doesn’t mean players or coaches ever accept it. Poland Regional High School coach Mark Soehren sensed that his team was headed in the right direction when he saw players well up with emotion after every loss […]
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High school football: Jay runs over Old Orchard
JAY – It didn’t take long for the Jay Tigers to let Old Orchard know what they planned on doing with the ball. Jay took the opening kickoff and marched down the field for an opening score just 2:11 into the game and never looked back. Jay ran out to a 19-0 lead after one […]
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Transportation change made to allow students to take courses
JAY — School Committee members voted Thursday to allow students to continue to drive themselves and passengers to class, if no Jay school bus is going to a Farmington vocational school. Students need parental or guardian permission to do so. It is a temporary solution until a new policy is approved to allow students who […]
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Property up for transfer to new school system outlined
JAY — The community building, school buildings, athletic fields, tennis courts and bus garage are proposed to change ownership if voters approve a plan to consolidate schools with Livermore and Livermore Falls. The Jay School Department is part of a municipality, and the property designated for school use is currently owned by the town. Jay […]
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Officials to develop scenarios on school merger cost-savings
JAY — Regional planning committee members on Tuesday requested school superintendents to develop different scenarios of cost savings if Jay School System and Regional School Unit 36 merge. If they do merge, taxpayers in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls would avoid $364,000 in penalties being deducted from state educational subsidy during the first year. Superintendents […]
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Route 4 project delayed again
LIVERMORE FALLS — A state road project to reconstruct 1.1 miles of Route 4 is expected to begin next year. It has been delayed for years due to funding and the complexity of the right of way, a state project manager said. The project was expected to begin this year, but it was delayed after […]