FARMINGTON — Students entering seventh grade on Monday in Regional School Unit 9 will be the first class to graduate from Mt. Blue High School with a proficiency-based diploma in 2021. A district leadership team made up of administrators at several levels and teachers at the high school have met nearly every Tuesday this summer […]
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Farmington tax rate rises $1.48
FARMINGTON — As town assessor, John O’Donnell set the property tax rate at $18.80 per $1,000 of assessed value Tuesday evening. It’s an increase of $1.48 over last year. The Board of Selectmen considered options presented by O’Donnell and unanimously directed him to include appropriations of $25,000 for overlay and $100,000 for the town’s two […]
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RSU 10 board honors literacy coach
DIXFIELD — Jill Bartash was recognized as one of only four certified district-level literacy coaches in the state at the Regional School Unit 10 board meeting Monday night. Marcia Boody, director of the Maine Partnerships for Comprehensive Literary at the University of Maine, said Bartash was previously honored as an advanced literacy coach. “Jill’s job from […]
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3 injured in Wilton accident
WILTON — Police said rain may have contributed to a head-on collision Friday night on Routes 2 and 4. Three people were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulances where they were treated and released, Gale McDonald, Wilton Police Department secretary, said. Wade Stone, 46, of Wilton was driving west in a 2007 Mitsubishi […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]
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Board discusses layoffs, receives quarry update
JAY — The news that Verso Corp. will eliminate about 300 jobs at the Androscoggin Mill has certainly put the community on high alert, Selectboard Chairman Justin Merrill said at Monday night’s board meeting. Town officials have already contacted the CareerCenter in Wilton. The town will help these people and the community through the company’s […]
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New Sharon voters to consider 8 articles
NEW SHARON — Voters at a special town meeting Wednesday will consider allowing the Board of Selectmen to appoint a town clerk and tax collector and to set Town Office hours. Residents will consider eight articles during the meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Office. During the annual town meeting in March, […]
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Mill worker says energy prices must drop
FARMINGTON — Lance Harvell has worked for International Paper Co., and then Verso Corp., at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay for 28 years. He does not know if he will have a job next year after Verso implements its reduction of paper and pulp production. The company announced Thursday that it planned to eliminate about […]
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Livermore board approves new furnace for town garage
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to accept a bid from Maurais & Son Inc. of Jay to replace the furnace at the town garage. Two bids were received from the Jay company. One was to replace the oil furnace with a 30-foot 100,000 BTU infrared heater for $4,823.91. The second bid was […]
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Wilton Transfer Station joins statewide paint recycle program
WILTON — Beginning Oct. 1, the Wilton Transfer Station will accept unwanted paint at no charge, according to Town Manager Rhonda Irish. Through recently-passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Thomas Saviello, R-Wilton, an architectural paint stewardship program administered by PaintCare Inc. is recruiting and training paint businesses and transfer stations to accept paint. PaintCare Inc. is […]