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Jay, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Jay! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Jay’s new $226,500 trash contract means for your pickup
  • How a $450 million data center could reshape Jay’s future
  • What Maine’s data center debate could mean for Jay’s mill site

Also on today's calendar: Western Maine Labor Council (In Person & ZOOM) and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 53 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain at times, temps: high: 55, low: 49.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 58 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jay voters approve extra funding for trash pickup (sunjournal.com) — Jay residents will keep curbside trash and recycling service after voters approved transferring an extra $16,500 from the town’s undesignated fund balance. The funding lets Jay sign a $226,500 contract with Somerset Disposal, providing weekly trash pickup and every-other-week recycling starting July 1, with specific routes and schedules still to be announced.
   

• Data Centers Power April Surge in Dodge Momentum Index (usglassmag.com) — A $450 million data center is planned right in Jay, signaling a massive new commercial investment in town and a key driver of national construction trends. The project is one of the largest data center developments entering planning in April, highlighting Jay alongside major tech builds in West Virginia and Texas and hinting at significant future economic impacts locally.
   

• Westbrook to propose data center moratorium (pressherald.com) — Jay’s former Androscoggin Mill, now eyed for a data center, is part of the backdrop as Maine towns react to the governor’s veto of a statewide data center moratorium. Westbrook is moving toward its own 180-day pause, while state officials form an advisory council, signaling that rules shaping projects like Jay’s redevelopment are still evolving.
   

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Team Member - Night Shifts in Jay. Apply here.
  • Trillium Staffing posted a job opening for Millwright - Per Diem Offered in Livermore Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jay here.

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  • Wilton Board of Selectpersons sets forums on revaluation, ATVs (dailybulldog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Jay

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Jay

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.