JAY — Selectmen want to know if residents prefer that the town continue to offer curbside trash and recycling pickup. Residents voted overwhelmingly in 2010 to keep the service. Board Chairman Steve McCourt asked selectmen Monday night whether they want to do a survey during the June 11 budget referendum or the November elections. Discussion […]
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Money approved to be used toward building
JAY — Selectmen voted Monday to allow the Recreation Committee to use the $3,052.16 left from the purchase of snowmobile and groomer to build a storage shed on the town recreation lot to house the equipment. Selectmen voted in December to allow the Recreation Committee to spend up to $18,000 to buy the equipment to […]
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Franklin County arrest log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: David Nelson, 30, Farmington, furnishing alcohol to a minor, May 31, $2,500 bail unsecured, court appearance July 3, Farmington Police Department. Nicole S. Waas, 28, Phillips, failure to appear on driving after suspension, May 31, $500 cash, court appearance July 3, Franklin […]
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Health Careers Scholarship awards announced
FARMINGTON — The Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Committee has announced the six recipients of the West Central Maine Health Careers Scholarship Program. The scholarships are presented to students residing in the Franklin Memorial Hospital service area who are pursuing careers in the health care field. Each of the following will be awarded a $600 […]
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Barry P. Chandler
FARMINGTON — Barry Prescott Chandler, 61, of Jay, died on May 29, at Franklin Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born Jan. 23, 1952, in Farmington, the son of Daniel and Beatrice (Whitney) Chandler. He was educated in the schools of Farmington and graduated from Mt. Blue High School, Class of 1971. He […]
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Correction: ATV ride is Saturday
JAY — Directions for the Androscoggin Land Trust’s ATV ride published on Page B3 of the River Valley edition Wednesday should have said the ride is Saturday, June 1.
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Veterans remembered in Franklin County services
FARMINGTON — As the sun shone across Franklin County on Monday morning, many turned out to remember veterans of the past and those serving today in services held in Jay and Livermore Falls, Wilton and Farmington. While Memorial Day is still seen as the start of summer and a day for barbecues, “There’s been a […]
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ATV ride from Canton to Jay highlights National Trails Day
JAY — The Androscoggin Land Trust, a regional organization serving more than 100,000 people in the Androscoggin River watershed, will host an ATV ride along the Androscoggin River from Canton to Jay on Saturday, June 1. The ride is meant to to showcase its largest-ever proposed land conservation project, linking area recreational trails from Canton […]
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Franklin County Arrest Log
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center: * Gary Choate, 26, Jay, violation of condition of release, May 21, no bail listed, Wilton Police Department. * Nathan Igoe, 20, Wilton, violation of bail, violation of protection from abuse order, May 22, no bail listed, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. * […]