NATION — Back-to-school shopping usually means backpacks, notebooks, and lunchboxes. But don’t forget to add food safety to the list. Young children, especially those under age five, are more likely to get seriously sick from foodborne illness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding parents, caregivers, and anyone packing school lunches to follow a […]
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Norway library art exhibit opens
NORWAY — Visitors to Norway Memorial Library can enjoy an art exhibit in the reference room. Items of Refuse features fourteen works of encaustic mixed media by Heather Newton Brown. The art exhibit explores the tension between discarded and degraded items and the performance of beauty. It is a commentary on capitalism, societal norms, […]
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Jay, Wilton diving deeper into questions about police coverage in towns
The committee is exploring options to either form one police department, go with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, or just share services.
Posted inMaine, News, The Franklin Journal
Phillips dump truck rolls onto side after getting entangled in utility wire
Christopher Steward, 53, who works for the town of Phillips, was not injured but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Interim principal appointed to lead Mexico elementary school
Earlier in the summer, Superintendent Deb Alden suggested that a public tour of the new Mountain Valley Community School might be possible in August, but that’s not going to happen.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Region 9 buildings still closed due to inadequate water supply
The welding building and culinary arts buildings were completed in January.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school board sets $25 meeting stipend
The RSU 9 board voted Aug. 12 to set stipends for meetings and named Wayne Kenney as alternate delegate to the Maine School Boards Association.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rumford Falls Times, The Bethel Citizen, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
UMF launches online Master of Education program to help meet needs of educators
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is launching a new online graduate program that will provide working professionals with advanced qualifications to improve their earnings and meet the evolving needs of Maine educators and schools. The new 30-credit Master of Education (M.Ed.) program approved by University of Maine System Trustees in July also […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Former river guide, Wilton author to speak at Rumford library
RUMFORD — Friends of Rumford Public Library will host Wilton author Michael D. Burke, who will read from his new release “The Art of the Myth: Maine Essays” on Aug. 26. For more than 30 years, he was a whitewater and wilderness river guide, running rivers in California, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Mexico, and Alaska, […]
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school district accepts police cruiser for Foster Tech
Regional School Unit 9 is still struggling with staffing needs related to class size and drawing candidates for certain positions.