FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 representatives are sending letters to students’ parents on what to do if they see signs of whooping cough in their children, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. The district has had 17 cases of whooping cough, which are being monitored, he said. The students were sent home, checked by their doctors […]
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RSU 9 directors vote to expel student
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to expel a Mt. Blue High School junior for possession and furnishing a scheduled drug, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. Farmington police charged Emily McArthur, 18, of Farmington, by summons with felony aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug, police Deputy Chief Shane Cote said. The […]
RSU 9 school board to hold student expulsion hearing
FARMINGTON – The RSU 9 board will hold a student expulsion hearing Tuesday night before its regular business meeting. The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Forum at the Mt. Blue High School. Superintendent Tom Ward estimated the hearing will take an hour. He expects the regular business meeting to begin […]
RSU 9 board meeting postponed
FARMINGTON — The Regional School Unit 9 board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 9, has been postponed until Tuesday, Dec. 16, because of the predicted snowstorm. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road.
RSU 9 meeting canceled
FARMINGTON – Regional School Unit 9 directors have canceled their meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 25.
National Honor Society students recognized in Farmington
FARMINGTON — When Regional School Unit 9 Director Ross Clair got up from his chair at the board meeting Tuesday, he said he had a list of 31 potential replacements for the superintendent. He handed out a stack of papers that listed the names of Mt. Blue High School’s National Honor Society, including the 31 […]
RSU 9 board approves hiring ed tech for Wilton school
FARMINGTON — Members of the RSU 9 school board voted Tuesday to hire an educational technician II for Cushing School in Wilton. The money will have to be found in the regular budget because the district’s contingency fund will be overdrawn by about $30,000 if expenses continue as they have been by the end of […]
RSU 9 support services director takes position with RSU 54 in Skowhegan area
FARMINGTON — After serving the Farmington area school system for nearly 33 years, David Leavitt, director of support services, is leaving to become manager of support services in RSU 54 in the Skowhegan area. His last day with Regional School Unit 9 is Dec. 19. The Wilton resident has overseen several school building construction projects, […]
RSU 9 directors to hear proposal on firefighter training facility
FARMINGTON — Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell on Tuesday night will present Regional School Unit 9 directors a proposal to use district property to build a fire training facility on Seamon Road. The property is past Mt. Blue High School, before the practice field. Tuesday’s meeting is at 7 p.m., Nov. 18, in the Forum […]
Mt. Blue senior expelled for selling marijuana brownie on bus
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 school directors voted Monday to expel a Mt. Blue High School senior for selling a marijuana brownie to a student on a school bus, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. “The student was expelled for trafficking marijuana brownies,” he said. “The student has to follow the re-entry program we have set up […]