FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors had their first glimpse Tuesday of a preliminary $33.56 million budget for 2017-18. Superintendent Tom Ward told the board that the administrative team started at a 5.4 percent increase over the current budget and got it down to 2.65 percent, or an $818,519 increase. The first full board […]
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Farmington board recommends reduced funding request for library
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Tuesday to recommended $157,723 for the Farmington Public Library this year. Chairman Joshua Bell, Selectmen Matthew Smith and Michael Fogg approved the motion; Stephan Bunker and Andrew Buckland voted against it. Library Treasurer Richard Morton and library Director Maurie Stockford requested $187,094 in response to prior discussions […]
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Wilton shooting range hearing Thursday
WILTON — The Wilton Planning Board will listen to public views Thursday on Wilton Fish and Game Club’s plan to develop a 16-station shooting range. The board will hold a public hearing on the expansion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Academy Hill School cafeteria. The meeting site was changed from the Town […]
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Oquossoc man charged in break-in and theft of alcohol
RANGELEY — Police charged a local man Tuesday in a break-in at a residence at 125 Carry Road in Oquossoc while the owners were out of state. Rangeley police received a burglary complaint at 10:18 a.m. Saturday after residents reported that their alarm company saw a man enter their property and steal alcohol, Police Chief […]
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3 longtime RSU 9 teachers retiring
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted to adopt a calendar Tuesday for the 2017-18 school year that includes 35 late-arrival days. The first day of school for students in kindergarten through grade nine will be Aug. 30. Grades 10 through 12 will start Aug. 31. Students will have their first day off on […]
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Budget moves to Jay selectpersons for finalization before vote
JAY — Selectpersons are expected to adopt a budget at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Spruce Mountain Middle School. The spending plan will go to voters April 25. Selectpersons and the Budget Committee have heard from both sides, those who want significant cuts and those who would like to keep some services intact. The […]
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Farmington VFW post faces membership crisis
FARMINGTON — The future of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post is uncertain. The James A. McKechnie VFW Post 10881, founded about 27 years ago, is in a membership crisis. In an attempt to avoid closure, a letter is being drafted to send out to members, Cmdr. Gordon Webber said. The hope is […]
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Farmington Fire and Ice Festival planned March 11
FARMINGTON — Plans are underway to bring the Fire and Ice Festival back to town on March 11. Anna Lyon, assistant vice president-marketing director of Franklin Savings Bank, John Moore, owner of Narrow Gauge Cinemas, and Tammy Parsons, owner of Divine Inspirations, along with a couple of other Front Street merchants, are once again planning to host […]
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Special Olympics Winter Games open at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Cheers, smiles and excitement welcomed the first full day of the 2017 Special Olympics Winter Games at Sugarloaf on Monday. “Just to see their faces light up with smiles and the positivity — you can feel it,” said Liz Villies, a volunteer from Unity College. She and other students timed and recorded […]
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Correction: RSU 9 meeting is Tuesday
FARMINGTON — An agenda published on Page B2 of the Region edition Monday should have listed the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors meeting under Tuesday, Jan. 31. It was a reporting error.