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Smoke is seen above the trees after an unpermitted brush fire went out of control behind a residence on Pine Street in Jay.
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JAY Fourteen fire departments from four counties responded to assist at an unpermitted burn of brush behind a residence on Pine Street on Wednesday that spread fast with a little bit of wind pushing it up steep terrain in a heavily populated, residential area.
“It spread really quickly,” Fire Rescue Chief Mike Booker said.
Pine Street is located off Elm Street, which is a very steep road off Route 4. The house is owned by Karen Bailey, Booker said.
Livermore Falls man accused of hitting Jay man with an ax and running him over
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JAY A Livermore Falls man is accused of swinging an ax and striking a local man Friday evening and then running him over with his vehicle, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday.
Kirk Smith
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Kirk M. Smith, 45, was arrested on charges of Class B aggravated assault, aggravated driving to endanger, and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, both Class C, he said. After review of the case by the District Attorney’s Office, only the aggravated charges remained. A conviction on the aggravated assault charge carries a maximum 10 years in prison, while the aggravated driving charge is punishable by up to five years.
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JAY Selectpersons voted Monday to increase the hourly wage for certified reserve police officers from $16.50 to $20 for full-timers and from $16.50 to $18 for part-timers.
Reserve officers are hard to find, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
Wilton recently increased its hourly wage for reserve officers to $25, he said. Livermore Falls pays its reserves nearly $19 an hour.
The full-time officers are allowed to handle more situations than part-timers, he said.
“Hopefully the increased wage will encourage them to work more,” he said.
The reserve officers help keep the overtime budget down, he said.
The Select Board also voted to sell a 2013 Ford SUV cruiser for $800 to a scrap yard, which will pick it up. It has a motor issue that would need to be fixed through a dealer. The motor is burning oil, the transmission is acting up, and it has rotted rocker panels that will be an issue at inspection, according to Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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Firefighters stand Monday morning beside an SUV that rolled over after attempting to pass a vehicle on Route 133 in Jay. The driver, Zane Armandi, 32, of Jay was injured.
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JAY A local man was injured Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving attempted to pass one on Route 133, hit a ditch, went airborne, rolled over and took out a mailbox, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
Zane Armandi, 32, of Jay was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer north toward Wilton when the accident occurred about 9 a.m. Officer Constantino Zenteno responded to the scene, which was not far from Bean’s Corner, the intersection of Route 156 .
Maine man injured when his vehicle rolls over on Route 133 in Jay
The vehicle Zane Armandi, 32, was driving went out of control and rolled over, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.
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Zane Armandi, 32, of Jay was injured Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving attempted to pass another vehicle on Route 133 in Jay.
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JAY A local man was injured Monday when the vehicle he was driving on Monday attempted to pass another one on Route 133. The vehicle then went out of control, went into a ditch, became airborne and rolled over taking out a mailbox in front of a residence, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said.