A $3.79 million budget passes.
Kay Neufeld
Staff Writer
Kay Neufeld is a business reporter with the Portland Press Herald, covering labor, unions and Maine's workforce; lobstering, fisheries and the working waterfront. They also love telling stories that illustrate the vibrant culture that makes Maine and its Mainers so special. They previously worked at the Camden Herald, Franklin Journal and the Bangor Daily News, covering local communities. Kay grew up in New York and graduated from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute in 2018. They spontaneously moved to Maine in 2020 after visiting on vacation, searching for housing on Craigslist in the middle of their trip and asking their mother to ship their belongings to the Midcoast. In their spare time, Kay loves taking their miniature dachshund on miniature hikes, passionately defending Beyoncé's artistry and playing the fiddle with friends.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue’s 142 graduates told to ‘make your bed’ and ‘believe in yourself’
Unlike the 2020 graduation, at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a “drive-up ceremony,” the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field, with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.
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The Shibles hand off scholarship duties to new leader
The Shibles awarded the Jamie Beth Shible scholarship for their last time to Mt. Blue Class of 2021’s Haley Walsh.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 board unanimously approves teachers contracts following extended negotiations
The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district’s staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton voters to gather for town meeting on June 14
Residents of Wilton will vote on 64 articles, many of which regard the town budget, at the annual town meeting.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 voters approve 2021-22 school budget
Voters across the ten towns in the Mt. Blue district approved the 2021-2022 budget set at $38.9 million with an additional $477,406 for adult education. They also approved two other articles regarding the school board’s ability to alter funding during the year.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Wilton voters choose selectperson and new RSU 9 director
Wilton voters went to the polls on Tuesday, June 8, to select a new RSU 9 director for Wilton, a selectperson, and decide on the RSU 9 2021-22 budget.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
RSU 9 board unanimously approves teachers contracts following prolonged negotiations
The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district’s staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.
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Regional tradespeople reckon with an ‘unprecedented skilled labor shortage’
Some fear the skilled trades are fading, some are fighting it.