RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School’s top two academic students in the Class of 2018 said they are proud of their school and proud to be Falcons. “My advice for someone coming into Mountain Valley as a freshman would be to be passionate about your school,” Salutatorian Brooke Carver said. New high school students should […]
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Program helps students aspire to more education after high school
SUMNER — Three school administrators Monday gave updates on the GEAR UP programs to Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday. GEAR UP, or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a grant program of the U.S. Department of Education. “GEAR UP is (needed) to provide aspirations for kids to be able to attend […]
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Funeral Notices for Friday, July 7
CARVER — Raymond J. “Scrammy,” 87, of Mexico, died in South Paris on Thursday, July 6. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, with a time of visitation from noon until the time of the service at the Chandler Funeral Home, 45 Main St., South Paris. Interment with military honors […]
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Funeral Notices for Monday, July 3
CARROLL — Charlene Emma died Sunday, June 25. Services are being coordinated through Wilson’s Funeral Home in Gray, with visiting hours on Friday, July 7, from 5-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Gray, Saturday, July 8, at 11 a.m. Interment will be at the […]
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to arson, burglary charges
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Thursday to intentionally burning two homes in Carthage and Wilton on June 27, 2015, and breaking into three Franklin County convenience stores three days later. Duane Bailey, 28, of Carver, Mass., entered guilty pleas to two felony counts of arson for setting fire to a home at 9 […]
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RSU 10 budget hearing eye-opening for students
DIXFIELD — Two Mountain Valley High School students attending Wednesday night’s Regional School Unit 10 budget hearing said they didn’t realize how much it costs to operate a school district. Seniors Lindsay Marston and Shawna Bielawsky were directed to attend a board meeting by their social studies teacher, Chris Carver. “I’m really surprised about how […]
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Roxbury residents approve $58,650 of engineering work at annual town meeting
ROXBURY — Residents voted Monday evening to allow the town to raise and appropriate $58,650 in engineering work. The money is for a new salt and sand shed, $16,400; a new retaining wall at Ellis Pond, $6,650; a new bridge on Main Street, $19,000; and dry hydrants, $16,600. Several residents voiced dissatisfaction with how much money […]
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Reporters notebook: No school report cards this spring
LEWISTON — It may not disappoint teachers and administrators, but the Maine Department of Education’s school report cards will not go out next spring. Schools won’t get their A, B, C, D or F grades because assessments are changing. Achievement tests for elementary school students used to be given every October, which really got on […]