MEXICO — This year’s Mexico town report is dedicated to the late Ernest Robichaud. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on that action at their meeting Tuesday night. Town Manager John Madigan noted, “Ernie served the town in so many ways for a long time.” Robichaud’s contributions included serving as a Mexico selectman and being on […]
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Dixfield board OKs town meeting for withdrawal petition
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to schedule a special town meeting April 30 to discuss a citizens’ petition to consider withdrawing from Regional School Unit 10. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Dirigo High School. The matter will be decided at the polls on June 9. Residents in […]
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Peru selectmen approve warrant article on RSU 10 withdrawal
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to approve an article asking residents to appropriate $10,000 from surplus for a four-person committee to work on withdrawing from Regional School Unit 10. Secretary Angela Barkhouse said the Finance Committee also met to discuss the article. “Both the selectmen and Finance Committee voted in favor […]
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Four towns circulating petition to withdraw from RSU 10
PERU — Four towns are circulating petitions to withdrawal from Regional School Unit 10, citing concerns about the district’s plans on using buildings, Natalie Sneller of Canton said. Sneller said petitions in the former School Administrative District 21 towns of Dixfield, Canton, Peru and Carthage ask for a vote to form a four-person committee to […]
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RSU 10 board gets list of budget requests
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Craig King presented the board Monday night with $440,000 worth of items he’d like in the 2015-16 budget to help restore cuts made last year. A proposed budget amount has not been announced. The budget for this fiscal year, which ends, June 30, is $36.17 million. “A 1.2 […]
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This week’s agenda
Franklin Tuesday Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Joint Selectmen and Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Livermore Elementary School cafeteria Phillips: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Livermore Falls: Budget Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Thursday Farmington: Transportation Advisory Committee, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen’s budget workshop, 5 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: RSU […]
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RSU 10 board adopts Byron withdrawal proposal
PERU — The RSU 10 board hired two new administrators and adopted an option for the potential withdrawal of member town Byron when it held its biweekly meeting Monday night. The board overwhelmingly voted to accept Option 3 from the Byron withdrawal plan that would allow students from this small town to attend RSU 10 […]
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GEAR UP encourages students to attend college, educates parents
DIXFIELD — A federal grant of $700,000 for each of the next seven years at Regional School Unit 10 promises to encourage more students to seek higher education. The GEAR UP grant also significantly involves parents. “This is for all three regions (of RSU 10) for grades seven-12,” said Gloria Jenkins, assistant superintendent and curriculum […]
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Residents show preference for combining Dirigo, Mountain Valley students
RUMFORD — The overwhelming consensus among the more than 100 people who attended the first public forum to determine the restructuring or closure of Regional School Unit 10 schools showed a preference for combining all Dirigo and Mountain Valley high school students into one building in Rumford, and merging the middle school students from both […]
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RSU 10 board tables decision on Byron withdrawal plan
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board has delayed its response to the Byron Withdrawal Committee’s plan until the March 23 meeting. The board’s withdrawal subcommittee presented three potential responses at Monday’s board meeting: * Byron establish a school system for its students; * RSU 10 accept Byron students, provided certain payments for services […]