FARMINGTON — Tina Meserve, the incoming superintendent in Regional School Unit 9, was chosen from among four candidates who met the search committee’s criteria. There were 11 inquiries about the position, according to Steven Bailey, executive director of Maine School Management Association. The board hired the association to help with the superintendent search. There were four […]
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Students advised that failing to plan is planning to fail
FARMINGTON — State Rep. Christina Riley, D-Jay, told students at the annual eighth-grade Career Fair at Mt. Blue Middle School on Tuesday that to succeed they need a plan. She spoke from experience. Growing up poor and having no money for schooling, Riley said she took entry-level jobs after high school and worked 70 hours […]
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Jay police union members to get raise; firewood going out to bid
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously approved a raise Monday for members of the Jay Police Department union following an executive session, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The union contract has a provision for a wage reopener in it. Union members requested a wage adjustment in February. The board agreed to a one-time wage adjustment for […]
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Industry teen charged with terrorizing faces new charges of witness tampering
FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old from Industry charged with terrorizing by making a threat on a Mt. Blue school bus faces new charges. The teenager has also made threats against another juvenile who was a witness to the incident on the school bus, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. The 15-year-old was arrested Feb. […]
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Jay sells four tax-acquired properties for $41,000
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to award four tax-acquired properties to the highest bidders. The town received 35 sealed bids, which were opened at the meeting. The accepted bids totaled more than $41,000, not factoring town’s expenses, including legal fees, advertising, taxes or sewer fees. The town foreclosed on the properties Jan. 29 and gave […]
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Farmington sewer department proposes rate increase
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday will act on the 2018 proposed budget for the Sewer Department. If approved, customers will see the first rate increase since 2010. The budget of $968,043 is $13,205 less than last year, a reduction of 1.35 percent. Sewer administrative clerk Mavis Gensel said the rate increase is being requested because […]
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RSU 9 to review elementary, alternative education program
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors hope to set a proposed budget Tuesday night to present to voters next month. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. April 10 in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus. The board unanimously voted Thursday to add $52,000 to the budget for a third-grade teacher. That brings the proposal […]
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Helping the grass 'green up'
Mark Tyler of Farmington uses a power-groomer to get dirt off the grass in front of Merrill Hall at the University of Maine at Farmington on Monday. Tyler, an employee of the Facilities Management Department, said removing the dirt helps grass green up faster. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Mark Tyler of Farmington, a groundskeeper for […]
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Annual war tax day events planned in state
The Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center has begun its annual war tax day actions around the state. The first two were held at the University of New England Career Expo on March 1 and Southern Maine Community College on April 2. At the event hosted by the University of Southern Maine/Lewiston-Auburn College on April […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: […]