JAY — The Select Board voted Monday to enter into a contract with Archie’s Inc. of Mexico to provide curbside collection for trash and recyclables beginning Dec. 1. The board also agreed to stop requiring clear trash bags as of Dec. 1. They also voted to sell the town’s two trash trucks to Archie’s for […]
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Jay Transfer Station supervisor resigns
JAY — The resignation of Transfer Station supervisor Todd Hiscock of Livermore was accepted with regret by selectpersons Monday night. He has worked for the town for nearly four decades. His last day is Thursday. “We thank him for his service throughout his years and wish him luck in his new venture,” Chairman Justin Merrill said during […]
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Jay approves agreement to house Livermore Falls trucks
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to approve a one-year agreement with Livermore Falls that allows that town to use two bays in Jay Fire Station No. 2 to store two fire engines and necessary equipment. The agreement runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2016. The trucks and equipment will be able to be stored […]
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Jay voters face November ballot question on curbside collection
JAY — A referendum on the town’s trash and recyclable curbside pickup service will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The article was being drafted Tuesday. A public hearing is expected at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Spruce Mountain High School library. About 40 people attended Monday’s […]
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One man’s trash is Denmark’s art project that got an NEA grant
DENMARK — The Transfer Station in this tiny town is getting an artist-in-residence. Actually, it’s getting up to eight — one per season for the next two years — all anxious to be trash-inspired. On Friday, the Denmark Arts Center won a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant toward an upcoming $50,000 to $100,000 […]
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Canton committee mulls hiring landscaper or town crew for trails, parks work
CANTON — Selectmen left a decision Thursday night up to a town committee to hire a landscaping company or the highway department to maintain the town’s parks and trails. The Parks and Trails Committee told the board that they would like to hire help for the work. “They want a company to come in in […]
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Livermore Falls Transfer Station closed Veterans Day
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Transfer Station will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. It will reopen at its regularly scheduled time at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13.
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Oxford slashes dump fees
OXFORD — Lower costs in waste management are being passed down to residents disposing of trash at the transfer station. In a memo to selectmen, station manager Warren Bennett noted some charges from Maine Resource Recovery Association, the town’s trash collector, had been declined, a savings the town could pass down to residents. Bennett hoped […]
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No trash, recyclables pickup in Jay on Labor Day
JAY — There will be no pickup of trash or recyclables on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. People need to either hold on to their trash and recyclables for the next week’s pickup or take them to the town’s transfer station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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Livermore has two certified transfer station operators
LIVERMORE — Both town transfer station attendants are now certified transfer station operators and are certified in several areas, including operating the station, reporting requirements and report preparation, and hazardous and special waste. “This means we know how to run the transfer station,” Supervisor Juanita Jordan-Bryant said Thursday. Having certified operators ensures the town that […]