JAY — Nomination papers for three-year terms for two selectpersons, Regional School Unit 73 directors and water district trustees are available at the Town Office. The papers are due in the town clerk’s office by Friday, Feb. 23. The annual town meeting referendum and election will be held at the polls on Tuesday, April 24. […]
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Livermore Falls school director blasts letter about leaving RSU 73
LIVERMORE FALLS — The chairwoman of the Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night described a letter to the editor advising Livermore and Livermore Falls to consider leaving the district as “self-serving” and “inaccurate.” The letter from Dana Cummings of Atascadero, California, was published in the Sun Journal on Jan. 11. The Livermore Falls native, who owns […]
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Rethink membership in RSU 73
As a Livermore Falls taxpayer, I believe it may be time for Livermore and Livermore Falls to take their schools back. Given the continued lowering of the town of Jay’s valuation, it is time for Livermore and Livermore Falls to rethink their membership in RSU 73. As Jay’s value continues to drop like a rock, […]
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Spruce Mountain curriculum deemed adequate
LIVERMORE FALLS — As part of an ongoing accreditation process at Spruce Mountain High School, a committee has determined that the school’s curriculum is adequate. RSU 73 directors and staff heard from Curriculum Committee Chairman Eric Jewett on Thursday. “This curriculum that we currently have was mostly developed before we came up with our 21st Century Learning […]
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State panel backs retired Jay teacher’s discrimination, retaliation claims
AUGUSTA — A human rights panel has sided with a teacher from Jay who said he was a victim of age discrimination by a central Maine school district when his Advanced Placement history classes were taken from him last year. Regional School Unit 73, the Spruce Mountain School District, later retaliated against the teacher when […]
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RSU 73 not ready to join cost-sharing group
LIVERMORE FALLS — Recent passage of a state law requiring school districts to share services or lose education funding has frustrated RSU 73 officials. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey noted that six surrounding school districts had voted to form the Western Maine Regional Service Center. They are looking to save money […]
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RSU 73 board approves cooperative wrestling program
LIVERMORE FALLS — At their meeting Thursday, the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors approved a cooperative high school wrestling program between Spruce Mountain and Mt. Blue high schools. The board heard a presentation from Spruce Mountain High School Athletic Director Marc Keller, who said a freshman boy at the school was looking to […]
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New state school consolidation law concerns RSU 73 officials
LIVERMORE FALLS — A new state law to create regional service centers in Maine to reduce the number of school superintendents was a topic of extensive discussion among Regional School Unit 73 directors and Superintendent Kenneth Healey at Thursday’s meeting. Healey said he met with state Rep. Tina Riley, D-Jay, to express his concerns. The […]
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RSU 73 schools abuzz with activities
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 directors received an update Thursday about upcoming school events. At Spruce Mountain Primary School in Livermore, WMTW News 8 will host a Weather in School segment with meteorologist Mallory Brooke on Tuesday, Oct. 10. She will broadcast live from the school gym at 6:10 and 6:40 a.m. before holding […]
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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, […]