DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 directors are considering nearly $2 million in budget cuts as they struggle to build their first spending plan since voting last year to leave RSU 10. Faced with requests totaling $13.48 million Tuesday night, directors tried to balance needs with what residents of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru can […]
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Ownership of social worker position needs resolution for RSUs
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors will decide by next week whether to get legal advice for a dispute over the services of a social worker, Chairwoman Barbara Chow said at Tuesday’s meeting. The two districts are in talks about sharing services once RSU 56 — four towns that withdrew from […]
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RSU 10 suggests sharing transportation services with new RSU 56
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors Tuesday discussed sharing several services with RSU 10, Interim Superintendent Brenda Gammon said Wednesday. “The RSU 10 superintendent (Deborah Alden) approached me to see if RSU 56 would consider sharing (the services of) the Buildings, Grounds and Transportation administration and assistants to the administrator,” Gammon […]
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182 students apply for Region 9 courses; director’s 90th birthday celebrated
MEXICO — Directors of Region 9 School of Applied Technology got some good news Wednesday about student interest in vocational programs. They also hired three people, accepted a resignation and helped longtime Director Betty Barrett celebrate her 90th birthday. In the past three to four years, Region 9 has had 150 to 160 applicants for […]
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Region 9 vocational school to hire culinary arts teacher
MEXICO — A job search will begin Thursday morning for a culinary arts instructor for the Region 9 School of Applied Technology, a board member said after following Wednesday night’s approval of the vocational school’s 2015-16 secondary education budget of $2.24 million. Sally Arsenault, a member of the Personnel Committee, told fellow directors, “Now that […]
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Solar-powered toys moved by Friday’s sunshine
MEXICO — Walking into Region 9 School of Applied Technology Director Brenda Gammon’s office on Friday was akin to entering a clock factory. A steady drone of noise emanated from toys lining windowsills. The clicking, clacking, ticktocking rhythm coupled with an incessant humming sound was enough to make visitors turn to see what was making […]
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Visiting instructor dishes out culinary arts lessons at Mexico school
MEXICO — A culinary arts instructor from Lake Region Vocational Center in Naples dished out a taste of the course Thursday afternoon to sophomores from Mountain Valley and Dirigo high schools. Career Awareness Day at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology brought more than 350 students from the two Regional School Unit 10 high schools […]