MEXICO — The board of directors of the Vocational Region 9 School of Applied Technology has approved a $2.18 million budget for 2018-19, school administrator Brenda Gammon said. The amount is about $80,000 less than this year’s budget, partly because renovation and construction loans were paid off in November, she said. The school will receive money […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, Oct. 16
BUTEAU — John P., 67, of Mechanic Falls, passed away in Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 14. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mechanic Falls. Family and friends may call at the Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 26 West Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls, on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. […]
Funeral Notices for Friday, July 28
CUMMINGS — Kathryn, 70, a resident of Leeds, passed away Wednesday, July 26, in Auburn. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the Valley Cemetery, Route 202, Greene. Arrangements by Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth. GAMMON — David Turner, died in South Paris on Tuesday, July 25. A […]
Funeral Notices for Thursday, July 27
DONOHUE — Normand A., 92, of Lewiston died Friday, July 21, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Visiting hours will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Friday, July 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. with a Liturgy of the Word service at 5 p.m., also at the funeral home, followed by U.S. Navy military honors. Those […]
Rita P. Gammon
1935 – 2016 AUBURN — On Christmas day, Rita P. Gammon of Auburn passed away peacefully at Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice with family members at her side. She had been a dialysis patient for more than eight years. Rita was born on July 20, 1935, the only child of George and Alice (Pratte) Melloni. […]
Region 9 sends $2.24M budget to voters
MEXICO — The Vocational Region 9 board Wednesday night approved a $2.24 million budget for secondary education and a $308,207 budget for adult and community education. They also heard a report from some of the 15 students at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology who attended a Skills U.S.A. competition in Bangor recently. The […]
Region 9 proposes draft budget, recommends two new vocational programs
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board reviewed a draft budget Wednesday night that showed a slight increase. It also heard a recommendation to add two new vocational programs. The proposed 2015-16 budget of $2.26 million is up about $125,000 from the current year because of a 10 percent hike in health […]
Region 9 budget to be unveiled next month
MEXICO — The Vocational Region 9 board likely will receive a draft budget next month that may include a new vocational program. Director Brenda Gammon said the Program and Personnel Committee is expected to meet next week to make a tentative recommendation. “We discussed a food prep or business class, or plumbing/electrical,” she said Thursday. […]
Ellis Pond Variety to hold raffle for epilepsy awareness
ROXBURY – For the third consecutive year, Ellis Pond Variety is raffling off a cord of wood this month to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England. Tickets are $1 each, seven for $5, or 15 for $10, and may be purchased at the store. The cord of wood was donated by Adam […]
Region 9 instructor tells of nationwide truck-driver shortage
MEXICO — Truck driving instructor Eddy Naples told the Region 9 School of Applied Technology board Wednesday night that the state and the country have a shortage of truck drivers. He said the Maine Department of Transportation and various school districts, including RSU 10 in Rumford and nearby RSU 9 in Farmington, are always looking […]