RSU 9 board considers yet another update to COVID-19 isolation policies

Directors will vote on one of two options at a special meeting Tuesday.

RSU 9 shifts middle school to remote learning amid COVID-19 surge

Superintendent Chris Elkington announced the in-person closure is due to a staff shortage. The shift to remote-learning mode comes at one of the toughest points in the COVID-19 pandemic for RSU 9 — and Franklin County as a whole.

Mt. Blue Middle School goes remote this week

RSU 9 was 'forced' to make the move due to a staff shortage.

RSU 9 suspends contact tracing following MCDC/DOE guidance

RSU 9 administration said that the rapid community-spread of the omicron variant has negated the goal and "certainty" of contact tracing within the district.

Farmington nomination papers due Jan. 27

Two selectman seats and two positions on the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors will be elected at the March 28 Annual Town Meeting.

COVID-19 policies changed in RSU 9 schools

Changes reflect CDC and state education recommendations.

Farmington school board decreases quarantine requirements, amends COVID-19 policies

Changes reflect CDC and state education recommendations.

2021 — The Year in Review, Part I

The Franklin Journal looks back on a busy year full of ups and downs.

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

2021 – Year in Review in Photos, Part 1

Looking back on 2021 in Franklin County through photographs from the Franklin Journal.