Author visit by Tim Caverly JAY — Maine Author, Tim Caverly will present a special program at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Jay-Niles Memorial Library. It will be the kick-off for the Tween and Teen Summer Reading Program; however this will be an event that will appeal to all ages. The public is welcome. […]
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Jay looking for resident to fill School Board term
JAY — Selectmen are looking for anyone interested in filling the remaining term of former RSU 73 Director Mary Redmond-Luce. They plan to appoint someone to fill it. Redmond-Luce resigned in May. Her term on the RSU 73 Board of Directors expires in June 2014. It was too late to take out nomination papers for […]
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Motorcyclist injured, deer killed
JAY — A Chesterville man was injured Friday night after the motorcycle he was driving hit a deer on Route 133, a couple miles south of Bean’s Corner, Sgt. Troy Young said Monday. John Swan, 59, was traveling south on Route 133 toward Livermore Falls at about 11:25 p.m. when the bike and the doe […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to sexual assault charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a child several years ago. David Grover, 53, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gross sexual assault in Franklin County Superior Court, according to court documents. A conviction on the charge carries up to 10 years in prison. The plea agreement dismissed two […]
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Rolande A. Purington
1935 – 2013 PORTLAND — Rolande A. Purington, 78, of Jay, died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, June 13, at Maine Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 2, 1935, in Chisholm, a daughter of, Roland and Adrienne (Tardiff) Fournier. She attended grammar school at St. Rose of Lima in Jay and later graduated from Jay […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Friday in Franklin County Superior Court to trafficking in oxycodone and illegal possession of a handgun. Frank J. Williams, 48, of Jay pleaded guilty to felony charges of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and illegal possession of a firearm. He also admitted to the criminal forfeiture of property. […]
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74 graduate from CMMC CONHP
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions graduated 54 nursing and 20 radiography students recently in a ceremony at the Lewiston Middle School. Having successfully completed the college’s education programs, the graduates were awarded associate degrees in the applied science of nursing or radiologic technology. A number of graduating […]
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Local residents graduate from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
STANDISH — The following local residents earned their degree at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Heather Aceto of New Gloucester, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in business administration-management and a Bachelor of Science in business administration-human resource management. Susan Attianese of Naples, magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal […]
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Military note – Michael Black
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Marine Corps Pfc. Michael E. Black, son of Jayme Anthony of Jay, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot. For 13 weeks, Black stayed committed during some of the world’s most demanding entry-level military training in order to be transformed from […]
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Jean-Denis Nadeau
1925 – 2013 INDIO, Calif. — Family patriarch Jean-Denis Nadeau passed from this life peacefully in the comfort of his home in Indio, Calif., on June 5. He was 87 years old. Jean-Denis was born July 12, 1925, in St-Frédéric de Beauce, Quebec, Canada, the son of Donat and Simone Nadeau. He received his education […]