LIVERMORE FALLS — At a meeting Thursday, the RSU 73 board of directors voted unanimously to hire Marc Keller of New Vineyard as the new assistant principal/athletic director at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. Keller has been a physical education and health teacher at Mt. Abram High School in Salem Township since 1999. This […]
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RSU 73 approves new hires
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board of directors accepted the resignation of Spruce Mountain High School athletic director and Assistant Principal James Black at its meeting Thursday. Black is leaving to become principal at Mt. Blue Middle School. His last day at Spruce Mountain is Aug. 18. Black thanked staff, students, the […]
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Voters to decide $18.1 million RSU 73 budget Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — In a brief review of the Regional School Unit 73 budget at a school board meeting Thursday, Superintendent Kenneth Healey pointed out that this year’s $18.1 million spending plan was more than 3 percent less than last year’s figure. Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will decide whether to accept the budget […]
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Jay residents to only vote on town budget in April
JAY — Voting on a proposed $6 million municipal budget for 2017-18 will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Community Building. The town has to keep its voting date, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere told selectpersons on March 27. Jay had aligned is annual town meeting referendum to match […]
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Public Works crews struggle to keep up in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Public works crews in the region are tired but doing their best to keep up with snowplowing and removal as overtime hours add up. Regional School Unit 9 and RSU 73, in the Farmington and Jay areas, respectively, and SAD 58 in the Kingfield area are also feeling the pinch with six […]
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Jay nomination papers for town, school officials available Monday
JAY — Nomination papers for two selectpersons, two Regional School Unit 73 directors, and trustees for two water districts will be available Monday, Jan. 30, at the Town Office. Papers are due back by 4 p.m. March 13. The election will be held April 25 during the annual town meeting referendum at the Jay Community […]
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RSU 73 board looking to keep budget costs steady
LIVERMORE FALLS — With recent layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill, a tough budget process has become even more difficult for the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors. One of the biggest challenges is a projected loss of school subsidy of $233,000, Superintendent Kenneth Healey said at Thursday’s meeting. The reason for the loss of subsidy […]
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RSU 73, towns, residents talk reducing costs
JAY — Residents told town and Regional School Unit 73 officials Wednesday night that spending cuts are needed in light of Verso Corp’s announcement of 190 layoffs at the paper mill early next year. Twenty representatives from the towns of Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls, which make up RSU 73, and the school board met at […]
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Jay extends firetruck agreement with Livermore Falls
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to give the town of Livermore Falls a one-year extension to store its two fire engines and necessary equipment at Jay Fire Station No. 2. Livermore Falls had to remove its firetrucks from its station by Oct. 1, 2015, because of structural deficiencies. Residents in June approved by a vote […]
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Jay considering RSU 73’s request to plow school properties in the town
JAY — Town officials are looking into whether it is feasible to plow the Jay school properties and what the cost would be to provide the service. Regional School Unit 73 representatives asked town officials in each of the school district’s towns if there’s an interest in plowing school properties in each town, Jay Town […]