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No charge for paint job on fire truck in Jay

JAY — The town will not have to pay anything toward painting fire Engine 3, Larry White, public safety director, said. Selectmen voted in December 2012 to pay about $2,100, or 24 percent, of the cost to paint the E-One engine that is six years old and still under warranty. The remainder was to be […]

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Soil & Water board meeting FARMINGTON — The monthly board meeting of the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the USDA Service Center on Park Street. The meeting is open to the public. A copy of the agenda can be picked up […]

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Police seek help finding Jay man

JAY — Police are looking for a local man who fled on foot after they stopped a vehicle he was riding in Friday afternoon near Bean’s Corner. Michael Gatcomb, 29, was a passenger in a truck on Route 133 when Wilton police Sgt. Chad Abbott recognized him and stopped the truck with assistance from Sgt. […]

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Prices to increase for some Time Warner customers

JAY — Time Warner Cable is increasing prices across its service area, including Maine, Andrew Russell, communications manager for the Northeast, said. Effective March 1, basic and standard video service will increase by $2.50 per month and customers with digital-only service will increase $5 per month, which includes basic and standard service, the letter states. […]

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Carrol ‘Russ’ Russell Kilkenny

FARMINGTON — Carrol “Russ” Russell Kilkenny, 71, a resident of Jay, died Monday, Jan. 28, in Farmington. Carrol “Russ” Russell Kilkenny the son of the late John Russell Kilkenny and Charlene Sprague Kilkenny Bachelder was born May 22, 1941, on Freeman Ridge. He attended Wilton schools, received his GED through the Army and received an […]

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Sewer rate to rise slightly in Jay

JAY — The sewer rate for those using over the base amount will rise slightly as of July 1. Selectmen voted Monday to increase the sewer rate by a half-cent to 6.5 cents per cubic foot for water use over the minimum 3,200 cubic feet. They left the base amount of $250 for 3,200 cubic […]

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Francis E. Plante

1934 – 2013 CANTON — Frances E. Plante, 78, a longtime resident of Main Street, Jay, died Saturday, Jan. 26, at Victorian Villa Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 9, 1934, in Columbus, Ga., the daughter of Homer and Bessie (Pierce) Patton. She attended school in Columbus. On March 31, 195… CANTON — Frances E. […]