30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma

At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.

Mt. Blue school board plans for summer and fall

Regional School Unit 9 directors also held a first reading on a policy for evaluating the superintendent.

Farmington school board discusses planning for summer and fall

Regional School Unit 9 directors held a first reading on a policy for evaluating a superintendent in the wake of former Superintendent Tina Meserve's resignation following a no-confidence vote by staff in 2020.

RSU 9 Board of Directors agenda

Mt. Blue’s 142 graduates told to ‘make your bed’ and ‘believe in yourself’

Unlike the 2020 graduation, at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a "drive-up ceremony," the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field, with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.

Planting new life in honor of a retirement

The Shibles hand off scholarship duties to new leader

The Shibles awarded the Jamie Beth Shible scholarship for their last time to Mt. Blue Class of 2021's Haley Walsh.

RSU 9 board unanimously approves teachers contracts following extended negotiations

The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district's staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.

RSU 9 voters approve 2021-22 school budget

Voters across the ten towns in the Mt. Blue district approved the 2021-2022 budget set at $38.9 million with an additional $477,406 for adult education. They also approved two other articles regarding the school board's ability to alter funding during the year.

Wilton voters choose selectperson and new RSU 9 director

Wilton voters went to the polls on Tuesday, June 8, to select a new RSU 9 director for Wilton, a selectperson, and decide on the RSU 9 2021-22 budget.