Leonel Reyes cuts firewood at Jillson’s Farm in Sabattus on Sunday afternoon. Reyes said the wood will be used to heat the farm store, run the wood fired evaporator during the spring maple syrup season and to heat the home of farm owners, Pat and Ed Jillson. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Firewood suppliers struggle to keep up with Mainers’ burning demand
FARMINGDALE — The falling temperatures mean many Mainers are scrambling to get vital resources to heat their homes, and firewood suppliers are scrambling to meet that demand. Wait times and prices for fire-ready wood are climbing. “We just can’t make (firewood) fast enough,” Andy Allen, of Farmingdale’s A.W. Allen Firewood, said Thursday. “We can buy […]
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Jay signs engineering contract for North Jay sewer conversion
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to sign a contract for up to $298,100 for work on the conversion of the North Jay sewer system. The vote was contingent on some legal wording being changed in the contract to with Wright-Pierce engineering firm. The changes were recommended by the Maine Municipal Association. The money is part of […]
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‘Solid as a rock:’ 80-year-old Wilton man proud he can cut 600 cords of firewood each year
WILTON — Conrad Daoust Jr. lifted his chainsaw Friday and went to work cutting round-wood into 16-inch pieces. He has been cutting, splitting and loading firewood for more than six decades. He turns 80 years old Tuesday but looking at him one would know it. He is 6-foot, 2-inches tall and weighs 229 pounds and is […]
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Jay sewer rate to remain same for 2018-19
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday evening to keep the town’s sewer rate the same for the 2018-19 fiscal year, which begins July 1. The minimum base fee is $315 for up to 3,200 cubic feet. Amounts exceeding 3,200 cubic feet will cost 9 cents per cubic foot of water use. In April, the majority […]
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Earl C. Andrews
BETHEL — ?Earl C. Andrews died of heart failure at his home in Bethel on Saturday, May 5. He was born on the Andrews family farm in North Paris on July 7, 1925, the son of Alfred and Iona (Littlehale) Andrews. He graduated from West Paris High School in 1944. He served in the Navy from […]
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Jay police union members to get raise; firewood going out to bid
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously approved a raise Monday for members of the Jay Police Department union following an executive session, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The union contract has a provision for a wage reopener in it. Union members requested a wage adjustment in February. The board agreed to a one-time wage adjustment for […]
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Maine firewood suppliers, citing weather, can't meet demand
FARMINGDALE (AP) — Firewood suppliers across Maine say they can’t keep up with the demand for dry wood that people use to heat their homes. Andy Allen of A.W. Allen Firewood of Farmingdale says the average wait time for delivery of his kiln-dried wood in the winter is about two weeks. This year it’s seven […]
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Paul M. Mason Sr.
LISBON — Paul Martin Mason Sr., 78, went to be home with the Lord on Saturday, June 3, with his caring wife by his side. He was born May 20, 1939, in Phippsburg. His first job as a young boy was on the Warren Dairy Farm, where he worked after school on his way home […]
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Cold winter fuels demand for firewood
WINDHAM — Summer isn’t officially here yet but Maine residents who heat their homes with wood are already thinking about next winter. Mark Killinger, owner of Atlantic Firewood, and other firewood dealers say homeowners are calling early and ordering more wood than normal, while memories of last winter’s brutal cold are still fresh. Wait too […]