FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to hire Mary Richards of Industry to fill the vacant, part-time clerical position for county offices at the courthouse. Richards will also help in the District Attorneys Office if needed, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. She will be paid $11.64 an hour. Richards replaces Victoria Parker of Kingfield, […]
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RSU 9 grant provides increased shuttle bus service
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 has received a Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant to increase its after-school shuttle bus service from two to four days a week, Superintendent Tom Ward announced in a release. “We hope that by providing this service on a more consistent basis, we will have an increased number […]
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Safe Schools pamphlet outlines school offenses, criminal laws and punishments
FARMINGTON — School resource officer Bridgette Gilbert presented the Regional School Unit 9 board Tuesday night a pamphlet listing state laws and the possible consequences for students who violate them and school rules. She developed the pamphlet for the district’s Safe Schools Committee that is being organized. It’s based on one created by University of […]
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RSU 9 has Facebook page
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Regional School District has a Facebook page, Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board Tuesday. Just search for “Mt. Blue Regional School District” on Facebook and the site will come up, he said. “It is strictly an informational page but we will be diligent of keeping it up to date […]
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Farmington Warming Center set to open Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Volunteers have prepared for another season of Warming Centers in Farmington, just in time for next Tuesday’s opening. The Warming Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 6 through Feb. 10 at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church at 110 Academy St. Old South Congregational Church at 227 […]
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RSU 9 receives 12 applications for support services director
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 has received 12 applications for the position of support services director, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. The support services director oversees bus drivers, custodians, facilities and grounds. David Leavitt, who served the district for nearly 33 years, beginning as a mechanic, left his position as director of support services Friday for a […]
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Board learns about outdoor opportunities for students, discusses emergency evacuation plan
STRONG — Young people are spending more time in front of the computer, television and other entertainment media and less time learning about their environment, RSU 58 directors were told Thursday night. Directors, who met at the Strong Elementary School, learned about opportunities for students to learn about wildlife, to master survival skills and to […]
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Whooping cough cases on rise in RSU 9
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 […]
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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 […]