FARMINGTON — In the midst of a contentious school budget season, a Chesterville man is calling for compromise. “It is time for all this name-calling to stop,” Bob Millay of Chesterville said Thursday during a Regional School Unit 9 board meeting. “It is not appropriate.” Millay is a member of Citizens for Common Sense Education, a group […]
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RSU 9 budget vote
FARMINGTON — A story on Page B1 of the Region edition Friday should have reported that the fourth RSU 9 district-wide budget vote will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It was a reporting error.
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Employee contract to save Jay nearly $50,000 in insurance premiums
JAY — A change in the town employees’ health insurance in the highway, sewer and Transfer Station departments will save nearly $50,000 in premium reductions over the next nine months, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Under a new Teamsters Union contract, coverage will change from Maine Municipal Association to Allegiant Care. The new health insurance goes […]
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RSU 9 to begin fourth budget deliberations Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Thursday set a schedule for developing a fourth budget proposal for 2017-18. A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus to begin deliberations. Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. for an executive session, Superintendent Tom Ward said. It […]
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RSU 73 board reviews gun threat response
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey and the board members Thursday commended staff, administration, students and police for their handling of a gun threat Sept. 6 at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. A 9-year-old Livermore Falls girl was issued a summons on a charge of creating a false public alarm, […]
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Backhoe purchase proposed for Strong
STRONG — Selectman Mike Pond advised the board Tuesday that a new 590 Case rubber-tire backhoe and add-ons would cost $114,765. Highway foreman Duayne Boyd said the equipment will have everything the public works crew needs to do the ditching, plowing, construction and maintenance work for many years. Selectmen need to commit to the purchase […]
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Wilton sets flat tax rate
WILTON — Selectpersons on Thursday set the tax rate at $20.65 per $1,000 of valuation, the same rate as last year. However, those who received Homestead Exemptions will see their bills go down by $103.25 because of an increase in the exemption, Town Assessor Paul Binnette said. For businesses and vacant lots, the tax bills […]
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Farmington Fair opens Sunday
Workers with Smokey’s Greater Shows set up a ride in preparation for the 177th annual Farmington Fair, Sept. 17-23, at the Farmington Fairgrounds. FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Agricultural Society fair will begin Sunday with 4-H shows and steer-pulling, Grange exhibits and rides at the Farmington Fairgrounds. The 177th annual Farmington Fair will continue through […]
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University system plans $1.2 million investment in statewide student financial literacy
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine System plans to invest $1.2 million to expand the University of Maine at Farmington’s successful Peer-to-Peer Financial Literacy Program across the state’s seven public universities. Eventually, it will make peer-based financial education available through partnerships with community colleges and local schools. The five-year expansion would train students throughout the system as […]
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RSU 9 warrant in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — A story about signing the RSU 9 warrant on Page B2 on Thursday should have reported that an additional board meeting was called to approve the warrant but was canceled. Three selectmen signed but didn’t date the warrant which was then posted. A meeting was held Sept. 5. The warrant was approved. All five selectmen […]