LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 students hopped on buses late Friday morning to head home for the summer. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said all went well. Nearly 1,450 students left the school grounds; two weeks ago, about 115 seniors graduated. After the students left, Healey and the staff had lunch in the Spruce Mountain […]
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Contract settled, building use policy adopted
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board approved a new three-year contract with bus drivers and custodians and adopted a new policy governing use of district schools. The actions were taken last week. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the contract, which covers at least 40 employees, includes a 0.75 percent salary increase, retroactive from […]
RSU 73 board hears about construction projects
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board was told Thursday night about the upcoming installation of an elevator at Spruce Mountain High School and new bleachers for Griffin Field. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the projects are expected to begin soon after schools close Friday, June 19, and be completed this summer. Voters approved […]
RSU 73 voters to act on $18.6 million budget
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents of Livermore, Jay and Livermore Falls will go to the polls from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, to act on a proposed $18.6 million 2015-16 operating budget for RSU 73 and will decide whether to fund an elevator and new bleachers. A smattering of voters approved the three […]
RSU 73 voters approved $18.65M budget
JAY — About 50 residents in Regional School Unit 73 approved an $18.65 million budget for 2015-16 on Tuesday. They also approved $275,000 for an elevator at Spruce Mountain High School, $108,000 for new bleachers at Griffin Field at the high school and $240,824 for adult education. The three expenditures will go before voters at […]
RSU 73 voters to act on budget April 7
JAY — Residents of the three towns in RSU 73 will have a chance at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, to vote on an $18.65 million proposed budget for the upcoming school year. The vote will take place at Spruce Mountain High School. This proposed budget is about $240,000 less than the adopted budget for […]
Correction: RSU 73 adult ed not in debt
LIVERMORE FALLS — A story published Saturday on Page B3 should have said the Regional School Unit 73 Adult Education Program is not in debt but it may have difficulty maintaining its current funding level for 2015-16, according to Superintendent Kenneth Healey. It was a reporting error.
Correction: RSU 73 retired teachers won’t be replaced
LIVERMORE FALLS — A story published Thursday on Page B1 of the Region edition should have said Regional School Unit 73 Superintendent Kenneth Healey said a decrease in the proposed 2015-16 budget is because six teachers who plan to retire will not be replaced. It was a reporting error.
RSU 73 budget gets final review
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board on Wednesday took a final look at the proposed $18.64 million budget, which is over $240,000 less than last year because of six expected retirements. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said replacement teachers for the six staff members will likely cost less because they would be lower on […]
RSU 73 board denies grievance, offers buildings to Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board voted 7-4 Thursday night to deny a grievance from a district employee. The decision came after a two-hour executive session, which included Drummond and Woodsum lawyer Tom Trenholm, Spruce Mountain High School Principal T.J. Plourde, Superintendent Kenneth Healey and several members of the RSU 73 employees’ […]