Grow garlic FARMINGTON — Dave Fuller, agriculture and nontimber forest product professional at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Franklin County, will teach a workshop on growing garlic at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at UMF’s Roberts Learning Center, Room 101 on 270 Main St. The workshop will cover growing garlic, from choosing garlic […]
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Jay man pursues old interests after job loss
JAY — Lenny Boucher was too young to draw retirement when he lost his paper mill job of 31 years in late 2008. However, he soon discovered that life could go on after spending decades in a mill, at least for him. He fell back on his musical talents and continued to buy, restore and […]
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High school football: Cougars get around Tigers
DIXFIELD — Jay coach Mark Bonnevie was confident his football team could pull off a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter of a Campbell Conference game. But Dirigo’s defense stepped up and foiled the Tigers’ last-ditch effort as Dirigo held on for a slim 7-6 triumph over Jay before a homecoming crowd Saturday afternoon. […]
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Alert citizens help police nab suspect
JAY – A Wilton driver is accused of trying to elude police Monday night after an officer tried to stop his speeding truck on Route 4, police said. Jesse L. Herrin, 23, was arrested on charges of felony eluding an officer and misdemeanor driving to endanger, Jay Police Chief Larry White Sr. said Wednesday. Residents […]
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Town boards to hear presentation on new river trail
JAY — Selectmen from Jay and Livermore Falls will meet Monday to learn about a proposed riverfront trail and discuss recreational opportunities on the Androscoggin River. The meeting will be begin at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Otis Ventures LLC building, the former Otis Paper Mill, on Mill Street in Jay. Members of the […]
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Draft school consolidation plan unveiled
JAY — A consolidated Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls school district would save an estimated $300,000 in its third year, Jay Superintendent Robert Wall said Tuesday. That includes restoring some of the programs taken away from students during the decline in the economy, he said. Wall and Regional School Unit 36 Superintendent Sue Pratt presented a draft plan […]
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Weld man dies after accident
JAY — A Weld man was remembered Monday as someone who stepped in to help wherever he could. William “Bill” Espeaignette, 75, died early Sunday after he called 911 to alert Franklin County dispatchers that he had been in an accident, Jay police Sgt. Troy Young said. Espeaignette told dispatchers before collapsing that his pickup […]
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Cross Country: Tigers back in the running
It’s not easy to launch or revive a varsity sport these days. If declining enrollment and apathy don’t get you, budget cuts will. Cross country might be an exception to the rule, however. All you need are legs to run, feet to walk the hallways of the school, a good sales pitch to potential teammates […]
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Field hockey: Falcons cage Tigers
JAY —The Jay Tigers threw just about everything that they could at Mountain Valley on Monday, but the Falcons weathered the storm. Whitney Ruff scored a goal and assisted on the winning play to help lift Mountain Valley to a 2-0 triumph over Jay in MVC field hockey action. The game was important for both […]
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Weld man dies after crash
JAY — A Weld man died early Sunday after calling 911 to alert Franklin County dispatchers that he had been in an accident, Jay police Sgt. Troy Young said. William Espeaignette, 75, told dispatchers before collapsing that his pickup truck was over an embankment and on its side off Route 17 in North Jay, police […]