AUBURN — Signaling that things will be different, three new School Committee members wasted no time in making changes at their first meeting Wednesday night when they elected Tracey Levesque as chairwoman. Levesque received a 4-3 vote, beating Tom Kendall, who got a 4-4 vote. Because it was a tie that vote failed. Voting for […]
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Jay board to discuss appointing RSU 73 director
JAY — Selectpersons will discuss appointing a resident to the RSU 73 Board of Directors at their next meeting, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said Thursday. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Town Office. Anyone interested in serving on the RSU 73 board is asked to call the Town Office […]
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Farmington to fill empty school director seat
FARMINGTON — The town will fill the vacant position of RSU 9 school board, after all. When Eric Gilbert moved to Jay in September, it has gone back and forth between the town and school superintendent on who was responsible to appoint a successor. It turns out there is a provision in the town’s charter […]
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Rangeley school board approves senior class trip to Orlando
RANGELEY — The School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the senior class trip to Orlando, Fla., in April. The seven students in the class, plus two chaperons, will leave April 2 and return April 6, missing 2½ days of classes. Senior adviser Kate Philbrick turned the presentation over to student board member Tala Ferguson, who […]
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Longtime administrative assistant to retire
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 Superintendent Tom Ward told the school board Tuesday that his administrative assistant, Dan Gazette, is retiring. His last day will be Oct. 4. Gazette, of Farmington, has been with the school district for about 22 years. He worked a majority of that time under former Superintendent Michael Cormier, who retired in […]
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Rangeley School Board approves hires, considers policies
RANGELEY — The School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved hiring two educational technician III teachers and one bus driver. Danielle Ellis was approved as educational technician for English as a Second Language, and Heidi Schultz as educational technician for special education. Both teachers are certified. Superintendent Sue Pratt noted that all the candidates for this […]
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Plans under way to introduce Rangeley’s new school leaders to community
RANGELEY — Members of the community will soon get the opportunity to meet the new superintendent and principal for Rangeley Lakes Regional School. School Board Vice Chairwman Jennifer Farmer reported at Tuesday’s meeting that the Chamber of Commerce, coordinating with the PTA, wants to hold a meet-and-greet event in August for Superintendent Susan Pratt and […]