AUGUSTA — The Office of the State Treasurer has received more than $11 million in the form of unclaimed property in the past year, and Mainers are being urged to check whether any of that cash belongs to them. “Unclaimed property” is money owed to Maine people by third parties, such as former employers, banks […]
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RSU 73 proposing adult education budget increase
JAY — Despite many program cuts and personnel reductions proposed for Regional School Unit 73’s fiscal year 2018 budget, adult education is seeking an increase. Spruce Mountain Adult & Community Education Director Robyn Raymond explained the importance of the program at Thursday’s budget meeting. She said 70 people recently laid off from Verso Paper’s Androscoggin […]
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Food closet doing well in Farmington after financial loss
FARMINGTON — Volunteers unloaded cases of peanut butter, cereals, juices, canned vegetables and stew from a truck Friday at the Care and Share Food Closet. Volunteers stacked shelves in the closet at the Fairbanks School Meeting House on Route 4. The nonprofit organization is growing and feeding about 500 families a month. It is also […]
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Chesterville selectmen given RSU 9 budget plan
CHESTERVILLE — The Regional School Unit 9 administrative team has trimmed the 2017-18 fiscal year budget from an initial 5.4 percent increase over last year to a 2.65 percent increase, or $33.56 million, Superintendent Tom Ward told selectmen Thursday night. “We’re now going through the budget line by line with the school board, he said. […]
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RSU 58 budget projected to rise slightly
SALEM TOWNSHIP — Regional School Unit 58 directors and selectmen Thursday got their first look at a proposed $9.35 million budget for 2017-18. Superintendent Susan Pratt said she could not forecast final figures without anticipated revenues, but based on last year’s figures, she projected a small increase. “This budget draft reflects an increase of 1.78 […]
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Wilton Fish & Game annual fishing derby set for Saturday on Wilson Lake
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Third Annual Michael J. Rowe Memorial Ice Fishing Derby is set for Saturday, Feb. 18, on Wilson Lake. Ice anglers can try their luck from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Club members planned the derby for a free family fishing day sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland […]
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Jay board meeting Monday
JAY — Selectpersons will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the cafeteria at Spruce Mountain Middle School. Afterward, they will set a budget for 2017-18 and the Budget Committee will make recommendations on it. Earlier that day, selectpersons will hold an executive session on contract negotiations at 3 p.m. at […]
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RSU 9 directors' votes
FARMINGTON — A story published on Page B1 of the Region edition Thursday should have said Director Ryan Morgan of Farmington voted against a raise for some nonunion workers and Director Keith Swett of Wilton voted in favor of it Tuesday. Incorrect information was submitted to the Sun Journal.
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Public Works crews struggle to keep up in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Public works crews in the region are tired but doing their best to keep up with snowplowing and removal as overtime hours add up. Regional School Unit 9 and RSU 73, in the Farmington and Jay areas, respectively, and SAD 58 in the Kingfield area are also feeling the pinch with six […]
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RSU 73 budget includes staff, program cuts
JAY — Regional School Unit 73’s proposed budget includes the elimination of 11 positions and a $40,000 cut to athletic and co-curricular programs. The spending plan for fiscal year 2018 is $18.12 million, down from the 2017 budget of $18.8 million. At a budget meeting Thursday, Superintendent Kenneth Healey and school administrators outlined the reductions in […]