The Regional School Unit 9 will be seeing an 8.26% increase in their overall to their budget, but taxpayers will only be responsible for 4.45%.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school district to meet May 21 for $45 million budget
With an 8.26% increase over the previous year, the RSU 9 board of directors, school administrators and members of the public will meet on Tuesday, May 21, to vote and discuss next year’s budget.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Starks man arrested on allegations of abusing minor, authorities say
Keith Merchant, 43, was arrested Thursday on charges that include gross sexual assault, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine
Industry man hospitalized following bird hunting accident in Starks
The 66-year-old man was hit by pellets in the face, chest and arm Saturday when his hunting partner fired on a bird that had been flushed from woods near the Starks Town Office.
Posted inElection 2022, Franklin, Schools & Education
Voters approve $40 million budget for Farmington-based school district
RSU 9’s 2022-23 budget, a $1.13 million increase over the current year, will cost taxpayers across the district’s 10 towns $13.78 million.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Starks couple get OK to move forward with proposed wilderness campsites among alpacas
A Starks couple can now move forward with a new camping business enterprise at their alpaca farm. When complete, the campground, will be open for business May 1-Oct. 31.
Posted inMaine
Will people want to camp among alpacas? Starks couple hopes so.
The owners of Sandy River Alpacas have submitted an application to the Starks Planning Board, proposing to add upscale camping accommodations to the site.
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As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?
Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.