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🌱 How a new grant will change getting outdoors in Jay

Coming up on the Jay Patch calendar: Cape Elizabeth at Spruce Mountain

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a new grant will change getting outdoors in Jay
  • Why are suspensions spiking at Spruce Mountain High this fall?
  • How will this 683,000-pound haul from Jay disrupt Maine roads?

Also on today's calendar: Monmouth Academy vs Spruce Mountain.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Saturday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ORR Awards Rural Rec. and Health Grants to Communities (woodallscm.com) — Jay residents are set to benefit from a $5,000 Outdoor Recreation Roundtable grant that will add clear gateway, trailhead, and accessibility signage linking local trails, parks, boat launches, beaches, and the community ski mountain. Working with Livermore and Livermore Falls, the Tri-Town coalition aims to make over 2,000 acres of conserved land easier to find and enjoy, building on a recent regional recreation planning effort.
   

• Spruce Mountain High School looks for answers after already suspending 19 kids this year (wgme.com) — Families in Jay are hearing that Spruce Mountain High School has already suspended 19 students and assigned 45 detentions just a month into the school year, with several cases involving civil rights violations. The principal, school board, and parents are grappling with how to address escalating misbehavior, and an outside organization is expected to work with students on behavior this fall.
   

• Transport of massive equipment through Maine will take longer than expected (wmtw.com) — A gigantic generator is being hauled from the former Pixelle/International Paper mill in Jay to South Portland, and the trip is taking longer than first planned. The 219-foot, 683,000-pound load will crawl through multiple towns over several nights, bringing road closures and long delays. Jay residents should expect ongoing heavy-haul activity tied to eight more similar moves from the mill site.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Chesterville

  • 'Armed and dangerous' Jay burglary suspect taken into custody (sunjournal.com)

Wilton

  • Mt. Blue school district nutrition revenue hits record high as funds reinvested (centralmaine.com)
  • Man accused of stealing car, ATV in Jay arrested, police say (wmtw.com)
  • Obituary: Lois J. (Haley) Henry (sunjournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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