STRONG — Regional School Unit 58 directors and members of the teachers’ union and educational technicians’ union approved contracts Tuesday, ending years of negotiations. “It’s fair to the teachers, it’s fair to the taxpayers, and it’s fair to the education of our children,” director Faith Richard of Phillips said of the contracts. The agreements came […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 3:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Lynchtown Township: Oxford County Commission, 10 a.m., Bosebuck Mountain Camps, 2013 Parmachenee Road Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office […]
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Jay’s tax rate expected to climb for third year in row
JAY — The tax rate for the 2015-16 fiscal year is expected to rise more than a dollar when selectpersons set the rate at a special meeting at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Town Office. It will be the third year in a row that taxes have risen. The rate for 2014-15 is […]
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North Jay Water district issues boil-water order, finds waterline leak
JAY — North Jay Water District put out a boil-water order Monday morning, effective until further notice. The areas affected are Route 4/Main Street (south) from New England Public Warehouse, Look Brook Circle, Route 17, Old Jay Hill Road, Purington Road and Mountain View, all in North Jay, district Treasurer Ronald Moreau said. A crew is working […]
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UMF soccer field dedicated to Coach Robert Leib
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington invites the public to a daytime field dedication and an evening celebration in honor of longtime UMF and community soccer coach Robert Leib on Saturday, Sept. 5. The University and UMF Athletics will dedicate the soccer field at Prescott Field to Leib at 1 p.m., between soccer alumni […]
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RSU 73 panel to interview business manager candidates
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey said he will appoint a six-member subcommittee to screen and interview applicants for district business manager. “This is a really important position,” he said. Healey will appoint two staff members, two teachers and two board members to the subcommittee. Business Manager Stacie Field, who has […]
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Massachusetts man dies in New Vineyard accident
NEW VINEYARD — A Massachusetts man died Sunday night when his car went off Route 27, rolled over and crashed into a stonewall and trees, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release Monday. Jonathan Daellenbach, 29, of Reading, Mass., died at the scene, Nichols said. Daellenbach had family in the area. Franklin […]
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Wilton driver hurt in highway work zone
WILTON — Police said a local woman was injured Monday morning when the car she was driving and a Maine Department of Transportation pickup truck collided in the construction area at Route 156/Depot Street and Routes 2 and 4. Joan Farrington, 80, had been waved on by a flagger to pass through the intersection from […]
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UMF welcomes students; classes begin Sept. 2
FARMINGTON — All students at the University of Maine at Farmington will begin classes Wednesday, Sept. 2. First-year students are expected to arrive Saturday morning and move into residence halls before a matriculation ceremony at 3 p.m. in Dearborn Gymnasium. In a time-honored tradition, UMF President Kathryn Foster, Town Manager Dick Davis and UMF administrators […]