FARMINGTON — Tom Ward, superintendent of Regional School Unit 9, will retire at the end of the school year on June 30, 2018. After 41 years in education, 21 of them in RSU 9, he’s following his doctors’ recommendations to find something less stressful to do. Ward, 63, of Temple, wrote in his retirement letter […]
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RSU 9 approves employee contracts
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors approved three new contracts for three employee groups that had been working with expired contracts this year. The board made the decisions Nov. 21. The board approved a three-year contract with Food Service employees. The service is a separate, self-sufficient enterprise that is not included in the school […]
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RSU 9 to submit sharing application
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a preliminary application to form the Western Maine Regional Service Center. The preliminary application does not lock the district into continuing to be a member of the center that would include several districts sharing services under system administration, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Part […]
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Blocked roads create maze for RSU 9 bus drivers
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 bus drivers did all they could to pick up children on roads still blocked by downed trees and power lines Tuesday, Superintendent Tom Ward said. Sections of several roads were closed in the 10-town district, after a powerful wind storm hit the area Sunday night into Monday. “We did […]
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RSU 9 budget vote results
RSU 9 referendum results Yes Farmington: 821-342 Industry: 91-52 Starks: 137-16 Temple: 76-43 Vienna: 87-27 Wilton: 381-247 No Chesterville: 91-131 New Sharon: 150-159 New Vineyard: 56-81 Tie Weld: 44-44 Total: 1,934 to 1,142
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RSU 9 enters purchase-sales agreement for 2019 school bus
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted Tuesday to enter a five-year lease-purchase agreement to buy a 2019 Blue Bird school bus. The 77-passenger bus will replace a 2003 model that was totaled in an accident, board Chairwoman Jennifer Zweig Hebert said. The cost of the bus is $98,600 but after subtracting the $15,558 […]
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Angus King and staff visit Region 9 school and Catalyst Paper mill
Region 9 School of Applied Technology chef Ryan Kimball and eight culinary arts students prepared lunch for U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and his staff at the school in Mexico on Thursday. MEXICO — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, his wife, Mary Herman, and about 35 of his staff from Washington and Maine, attended a […]
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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 9 voters reject budget; board to develop new proposal
FARMINGTON — Voters rejected a Regional School Unit 9 budget for the third time Tuesday. The vote was 1,608 to 2,893. With the failure of the $32.65 million spending plan, the school board must develop a new proposal to bring to voters in the 10 district towns. “I am extremely pleased in the overwhelming support […]
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RSU 9 students rally in support of schools
RSU 9 validation referendum vote Sept. 12 Chesterville: Noon to 8 p.m., Town Office Farmington: Noon to 7 p.m., Community Center Industry: 2 to 8 p.m., Town Office New Sharon: Noon to 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: 1 to 7 p.m., Smith Hall Starks: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Center Temple: 1 to […]