FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to enter a five-year lease-purchase agreement to buy a 2019 Blue Bird school bus. The 77-passenger bus will replace a 2003 model that was totaled in an accident, board Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig Hebert said. The cost of the bus is $98,600 but after subtracting the $15,558 […]
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Angus King and staff visit Region 9 school and Catalyst Paper mill
Region 9 School of Applied Technology chef Ryan Kimball and eight culinary arts students prepared lunch for U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and his staff at the school in Mexico on Thursday. MEXICO — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, his wife, Mary Herman, and about 35 of his staff from Washington and Maine, attended a […]
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RSU 9 to begin fourth budget deliberations Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Thursday set a schedule for developing a fourth budget proposal for 2017-18. A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus to begin deliberations. Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. for an executive session, Superintendent Tom Ward said. It […]
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RSU 9 voters reject budget; board to develop new proposal
FARMINGTON — Voters rejected a Regional School Unit 9 budget for the third time Tuesday. The vote was 1,608 to 2,893. With the failure of the $32.65 million spending plan, the school board must develop a new proposal to bring to voters in the 10 district towns. “I am extremely pleased in the overwhelming support […]
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RSU 9 students rally in support of schools
RSU 9 validation referendum vote Sept. 12 Chesterville: Noon to 8 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Noon to 7 p.m., Community Center Industry: 2 to 8 p.m., Town Office New Sharon: Noon to 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: 1 to 7 p.m., Smith Hall Starks: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Center Temple: 1 to […]
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Mt. Blue students to hold rally for education
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School students and others will take to the streets Monday to rally in support of education. Voters cut nearly $1 million from an initial proposed budget Tuesday. Voters will consider validating the $32.65 million proposal, which is nearly $100,000 less than the 2016-17 budget, during a yes-or-no validation referendum Tuesday, […]
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RSU 9 voters cut nearly $1 million from proposed budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters Tuesday night cut nearly $1 million from the proposed budget of $33.63 million, reducing spending on special education and regular instruction. The $32.74 million budget will go to voters in a validation referendum Sept. 12 in each of the 10 towns in the district. More than 320 voters […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider third budget proposal
RSU 9 projected tax assessments Chesterville: $939,061, increase of $2,973; Farmington: $4.51 million, decrease of $108,489; Industry: $819,946, increase of $11,345; New Sharon: $998,329, decrease of $26,670; New Vineyard: $700,739, decrease of $4,736; Starks: $380,275, increase of $21,582; Temple: $418,702, decrease of $21,572; Vienna: $685,518, decrease of $14,242; Weld: $462,792, decrease of $7,696; Wilton: $2.76 […]
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RSU 9 sends third budget proposal to voters
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Monday night to set a proposed budget of $33.63 million to go before voters in a districtwide budget meeting in September. It is the school board’s third attempt to get a budget passed for 2017-18. The spending plan represents an $887,984, or 2.71 percent, increase from last […]
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Black named principal of Mt. Blue Middle School
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Monday night to accept the Administrator Evaluation Committee’s recommendation to hire James Black of Wilton as the new Mt. Blue Middle School principal, Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. Black was one of two candidates interviewed by the board’s committee, he said. Five applications were received for […]