FARMINGTON — Students at Smart Fun Learning Adventures, a private school at 454 Fairbanks Road, are preparing for the 2018 FIRST LEGO League Challenge. Older students will be competing at the Western Maine FLL Qualifier in Jay on Saturday, Nov. 17. Students not old enough to compete are learning about robots and the core values emphasized […]
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Mallett celebrates books and reading
FARMINGTON — W.G. Mallett School students, staff, and families took part in Community Book Week November 5 through 9. Librarian Arika Galkowski planned different activities to excite and entice reading. The week kicked off with a book swap November 5 which allowed students to update their home libraries. “Students dropped off books and were able to […]
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Residents voice concerns to RSU 9 board
FARMINGTON — Several residents addressed Regional School Board 9 directors November 13 about budgetary, bullying and procedural issues they felt required attention. Bob Millay of Chesterville said, “It was reported there was a $230,000 overdraft in the budget. I want to know what is being done to investigate that.” In September, Finance and Personnel Committee Chairman […]
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LEGO teams prepare for qualifier
JAY — Five Spruce Mountain Middle School teams are gearing up for the Western Maine FIRST LEGO League Qualifier on Saturday, Nov. 17. The qualifier is hosted by the Spruce Mountain Area Robotics Team 3930 and will be held at Spruce Mountain High School. Community members are welcome to attend the robotic game challenge matches in […]
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Jay school artists share STEAM project with board members
LIVERMORE FALLS — Students in Regional School Unit 73 are showing their artistic sides. Specifically, the district’s board of directors learned Thursday about an art program at Spruce Mountain Elementary School. Art teacher Tamara Lindsey said her fifth-graders have been working on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) project, and learning about Alexander Calder, […]
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Board hires teacher, makes safety recommendations
LIVERMORE FALLS — At the November 8 Regional School Unit 73 board meeting, directors received an update on the district’s safety committee and hired a Kindergarten teacher. Ashley Morneault was hired as a Kindergarten teacher for the Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore. Between June and September 13, Kindergarten enrollment had increased by 30 students. An […]
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Girls get hands-on trades experience
FARMINGTON — Foster Career and Technical Education Center and New Ventures Maine offered a unique opportunity Friday, Nov. 9 for eighth and ninth-grade girls to get a hands-on taste of some non-traditional career options. Totally Trades! Conference for Girls connected girls with professionals in fields such as automotive, aviation, forestry, welding, firefighting, and engineering. “We give girls […]
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Watershed survey of ponds deemed important
JAY — A survey of watersheds for two ponds that supply drinking water to Livermore Falls and Jay is meant to recognize potential problems and fix them, according to information at a public hearing October 23. “This is not to catch people doing something wrong,” said Spruce Mountain High School Envirothon adviser Rob Taylor, whose students have […]
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Dube retires; Lancaster to coach Spruce Mountain
By Tony Blasi, Sports Editor The coaching carousel never stops spinning, but high school coach Brian Dube is getting off for good after a successful 22-year career, and Stephen Lancaster is staying on for the long run. Lancaster, the former Mt. Blue baseball coach, returns to Spruce Mountain to replace Dube. Lancaster was Dube’s junior […]
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General and Referendum elections
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Middle School music program has exciting things happening this year. Instructor Dianne Fenlason said she received a $2,500 grant from the Oak Grove School Foundation, which was formed following the sale of Oak Grove-Coburn, a high school in central Maine. With those grant moneys, a new public address system was purchased. It […]