Invasive plant forum postponed WILTON — The Invasive Plant Species Management Forum scheduled for Monday, May 13, at the Wilton Town Office has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Letter carriers food drive May 11 FARMINGTON — The National Association of Letter Carriers and rural carriers at the Farmington Post Office […]
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Strong Man’s Rally to be held in Jay
JAY — The Son Shine Ministries will host a Strong Man’s Rally, a Christian ministry to men, at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at its church at 99 Main St., the former Jay Town Office. The ministry presentations by Pastor John Echardt of Family Christian Fellowship in Topsham and co-presenter Lester Libby are aimed at […]
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Genealogy group to meet May 11 FARMINGTON — The Sandy River Valley Chapter, MGS, will meet at at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Farmington Public Library. Kenneth Wing will talk about the “Lost Villages of Flagstaff Lake.” Ken and Alan Burnell are authors of a book by the same name. Anyone with an […]
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Wilton 5-year-old injured when she jumps out of rolling Jeep
JAY — A 5-year-old Wilton girl was injured Monday when she shifted a Jeep into neutral and it rolled backward across Route 140, down an embankment and into the mud along the edge of the Androscoggin River. The child jumped out of the rolling vehicle onto Route 140 and received minor injuries, Jay police officer […]
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Flamingothon is ongoing FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Music Boosters is holding the 3rd annual Flamingothon from May 5 through May 18. Surprise a friend or a loved one with a flock of flamingos on their lawn for only $15. To set up a flocking, call Holly Rice at 778-4271. Hurry, because the flamingos will […]
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Town buys property to improve Route 133 intersection
JAY — The town has bought a vacant house and three to four acres that go with it at the intersection of Route 133 and Hyde Road. If no asbestos is found in the house, it will be torn down by the end of the week to allow work to begin to fix the intersection. […]
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Labor pact approved, no retroactive pay for employees
JAY — Selectmen and a union representing the town’s transfer station workers have ratified a three-year contract. There is no retroactive pay involved in the contract that dates back to July 1, 2011. Selectmen voted to approve the contract on April 29 after it went to arbitration earlier this year. A shop steward was not […]
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Jay to have write-ins for two RSU 73 seats
Jay has no takers to fill two positions on the RSU 73 Board of Directors. Both Livermore and Livermore Falls will have candidates for the school board on ballots in those towns. No one took out papers for the three-year positions, Jay Town Clerk Ronda Palmer said. This has never happened in Jay, she said. […]
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Mary B. Bryant
1925 – 2013 FARMINGTON — Mary B. Bryant, 87, of Jay, formerly of Ocala, Fla., and Dixfield, died Friday, May 3, at the Sandy River Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born May 29, 1925, in Albion, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Rose) Bessey. She graduated from Besse High School in 1942 and […]