POLAND — Kenneth Healey, Regional School Unit 16’s new superintendent, said it was a group of students from Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls that created his first school administration job in Westbrook in the 1990s. “I actually ended up having a job as a result of an influx of a couple of hundred students from […]
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RSU 16 hires Kenneth Healey to be superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 has a new superintendent. The school board Monday unanimously approved hiring Kenneth Healey to head the Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls school system. Healey has served for the past four years as superintendent of RSU 73, which includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. Healey replaces Tina Meserve, who is leaving to become superintendent […]
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RSU 73, towns, residents talk reducing costs
JAY — Residents told town and Regional School Unit 73 officials Wednesday night that spending cuts are needed in light of Verso Corp’s announcement of 190 layoffs at the paper mill early next year. Twenty representatives from the towns of Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls, which make up RSU 73, and the school board met at […]
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Livermore Falls: Former middle school offered to town
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to find out the cost of purchasing, maintaining and insuring the former Livermore Falls Middle School. The decision was made after Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey offered the building back to the town by a quitclaim deed Tuesday night. The town had […]
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Staff changes approved in RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night approved several staff changes. Mark Ostroff was hired as a math teacher at Spruce Mountain High School and Amy Ryder of Jay was unanimously hired as the district librarian. “I’m really excited to be working with my own kids, in my own community,” she said. […]
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RSU 73 school board passes $18.73M budget
JAY — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to approve an $18.73 million budget for 2016-17. The amount is $89,013.33, or 0.4 percent, more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Voting for it were: Cindy Young, Holly Richards and Mark Holt, all of Livermore, Laurie Sanborn of […]
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Date of Livermore selectpersons’ meeting changed
LIVERMORE — Selectpersons voted to move their upcoming meeting to Tuesday so they and their administrative assistant could attend a special workshop. Selectpersons were scheduled to meet Monday, Feb. 8. However, Kenneth Healey, superintendent of Regional School Unit 73, has scheduled a workshop that evening to discuss options on the local cost-sharing formula. The board […]
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RSU 73 to hold workshop on local school funding options
LIVERMORE FALLS — Kenneth Healey, superintendent of Regional School Unit 73, has scheduled a workshop with the district’s attorney, board of directors and a subcommittee to discuss options on the local cost-sharing formula. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, in the conference room at the Central Office, 9 Cedar St. in Livermore […]
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RSU 73 budget outlook shared with Livermore officials
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey met with Livermore officials Tuesday night to discuss factors that may impact the 2016-17 school budget. Among them are the loss of 300 jobs at Verso Corp.’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay, the district’s sick leave buyback program, possibly reconfiguring the grades at two elementary schools […]
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Franklin County schools to use emergency alert system
FARMINGTON — A $14,000 Homeland Security grant will pay for the first year of an emergency alert system to be implemented in Franklin County schools. The Punch Alert System will allow school staff who have the application installed on computers, tablets, mobile phones and other mobile devices to press a button to alert law enforcement, […]