JAY — Juanita Crafts of Livermore and Dee Robinson of Farmington placed a wreath at POW/MIA Remembrance Bridge Monument of all Wars on Friday in a ceremony attended by about 100 people. Crafts’ husband, Charles Crafts, was a Vietnam POW. Robinson’s son Edwin served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Her father was […]
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Chesterville board holds off on tax rate, office hours
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen on Thursday tabled setting the tax rate until the Regional School Unit 9 budget vote Oct. 11. They also tabled a decision on changing Town Office hours until the entire board is present. Town assessor Bill Van Tuinen of Madison said selectmen can legally commit taxes before the school budget is set, […]
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RSU 9 residents discuss healing, compromise on budget
FARMINGTON — In the midst of a contentious school budget season, a Chesterville man is calling for compromise. “It is time for all this name-calling to stop,” Bob Millay of Chesterville said Thursday during a Regional School Unit 9 board meeting. “It is not appropriate.” Millay is a member of Citizens for Common Sense Education, a group […]
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RSU 9 budget vote
FARMINGTON — A story on Page B1 of the Region edition Friday should have reported that the fourth RSU 9 district-wide budget vote will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in Bjorn Auditorium at Mt. Blue Campus. It was a reporting error.
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Employee contract to save Jay nearly $50,000 in insurance premiums
JAY — A change in the town employees’ health insurance in the highway, sewer and Transfer Station departments will save nearly $50,000 in premium reductions over the next nine months, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Under a new Teamsters Union contract, coverage will change from Maine Municipal Association to Allegiant Care. The new health insurance goes […]
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RSU 9 to begin fourth budget deliberations Tuesday
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors Thursday set a schedule for developing a fourth budget proposal for 2017-18. A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Forum at Mt. Blue Campus to begin deliberations. Directors will meet at 5:30 p.m. for an executive session, Superintendent Tom Ward said. It […]
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RSU 73 board reviews gun threat response
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey and the board members Thursday commended staff, administration, students and police for their handling of a gun threat Sept. 6 at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. A 9-year-old Livermore Falls girl was issued a summons on a charge of creating a false public alarm, […]
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Backhoe purchase proposed for Strong
STRONG — Selectman Mike Pond advised the board Tuesday that a new 590 Case rubber-tire backhoe and add-ons would cost $114,765. Highway foreman Duayne Boyd said the equipment will have everything the public works crew needs to do the ditching, plowing, construction and maintenance work for many years. Selectmen need to commit to the purchase […]
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Wilton sets flat tax rate
WILTON — Selectpersons on Thursday set the tax rate at $20.65 per $1,000 of valuation, the same rate as last year. However, those who received Homestead Exemptions will see their bills go down by $103.25 because of an increase in the exemption, Town Assessor Paul Binnette said. For businesses and vacant lots, the tax bills […]
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Farmington Fair opens Sunday
Workers with Smokey’s Greater Shows set up a ride in preparation for the 177th annual Farmington Fair, Sept. 17-23, at the Farmington Fairgrounds. FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Agricultural Society fair will begin Sunday with 4-H shows and steer-pulling, Grange exhibits and rides at the Farmington Fairgrounds. The 177th annual Farmington Fair will continue through […]