JAY — The community building, school buildings, athletic fields, tennis courts and bus garage are proposed to change ownership if voters approve a plan to consolidate schools with Livermore and Livermore Falls. The Jay School Department is part of a municipality, and the property designated for school use is currently owned by the town. Jay […]
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Property owner to do sewer line extension
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed Monday by consensus to have a new sewer line extension inspected after it is complete to make sure it meets the town’s specifications before it is accepted. Larry and Betty Jo Roix of Advanced Quality Homes LLC submitted a proposal to Sewer Department Superintendent Kent Mitchell, Town Manager Jim Chaousis […]
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Route 4 project delayed again
LIVERMORE FALLS — A state road project to reconstruct 1.1 miles of Route 4 is expected to begin next year. It has been delayed for years due to funding and the complexity of the right of way, a state project manager said. The project was expected to begin this year, but it was delayed after […]
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Panel gives new school system temporary name
JAY — Members of the regional school planning committee voted Tuesday to use Spruce Mountain Regional School System as a temporary name for planning purposes. The decision came after 40 minutes of debate about how to establish a name that could stay or be changed by a new board of directors that would oversee a […]
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Field hockey notes: Tigers’ hopes high
With just two games to play, the Jay Tigers appear to have sewn up a playoff spot. But it’s close. “It would help to win another, for sure,” Jay coach Jane DiPompo said. “Both games we have left are huge.” This, of course, after a 4-1 victory on the road at Lisbon that catapulted the […]
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Woman charged in stabbing case
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police arrested a Park Street woman after a man said she stabbed him with a knife, Livermore Falls police Lt. Thomas Gould said. Jenessa McGinley, 19, was arrested on Thursday on charges of domestic violence assault and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, Gould said. Officers Stephen Gould and Stephen Allen were […]
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Woman charged in tampering case
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local woman was charged after police received a complaint that she pushed a witness connected to a dog-mauling case, Lt. Thomas Gould said. Jessica L. Harvey, 22, of Livermore Falls was arrested on a felony charge of tampering with a witness on Friday, Gould said. She was released on $260 cash […]
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Field hockey: Andies go long, reel in Ramblers
WINTHROP – Taking one for the team isn’t merely a baseball concept. It can work in field hockey, too. Liz Cote didn’t score the game-winning goal or even register an official assist Monday. Her injury timeout, however, probably played a roundabout role in giving Livermore Falls the burst of energy it needed for Kathryn Ventrella’s […]
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Town manager to oppose more state road responsibility
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to authorize the town manager to speak against a proposed state highway study that would make the town responsible for maintaining some state roads. Town Manager Jim Chaousis said the town was not initially considered in the study but now is. If the study is enacted, it would make […]
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Incorrect absentee ballot forms have Livermore Falls town clerks scrambling
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Clerk Kristal Flagg received a request last week from a Brunswick woman for an absentee ballot that had the town of Livermore Falls’ address preprinted on the application. What the woman needed was an absentee ballot from her hometown, where she is registered to vote, Flagg said. It appears that at […]