LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board approved a three-year contract with the district’s 15 cafeteria workers this week. They also agreed to a contract to purchase a new boiler for Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay. Superintendent Robert Wall said the staff contract calls for salary increases of 1 percent for 2014-15, 1.5 percent […]
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RSU 73 board welcomes two new members, re-elects chairwoman
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board welcomed two new members and set up two special committees Thursday night. Tamara Hoke, librarian at the Jay-Niles Memorial Library, and Amy McDaniel, both from Jay, attended their first board meetings since last week’s elections. They replace Vicki McLeod and Kathryn McAninch, who chose not to seek additional terms. […]
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Fee to use former Livermore Falls High School dropped
LIVERMORE FALLS — The town will not be asked to pay $3,000 to use the former Livermore Falls High School for its summer recreation program, the RSU 73 board decided Thursday. The two sides have been negotiating terms for using the cafeteria, gymnasium and fields for the six-week program. The proposed $3,000 fee prompted complaints […]
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Masonry students create model of high school sign
LIVERMORE FALLS — Students in the Spruce Mountain High School alternative education program and RSU 73 Adult and Community Education have built a brick mock-up of a new high school sign. Masonry instructor Richard Ciarcia, owner of CRC Masonry of Livermore, said the model is 4 by 5 feet. Alternative education teacher Chris Ellingwood said […]
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RSU 73 board briefed on graduation standards
LIVERMORE FALLS — RSU 73 Superintendent Robert Wall recently presented the board with information on common core standards that will soon be required for students to graduate from high school. Wall said the standards are met by students through the types of curricula offered by teachers. The standards, particularly in reading and mathematics, are set […]
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RSU 73 board to conduct final superintendent interviews next week
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board on Thursday set two dates for next week to conduct interviews with the two finalists for superintendent. The board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 28, and Thursday, May 1, in open sessions, then immediately enter into closed sessions to conduct the interviews. The Superintendent Search […]
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RSU 73 residents approve budget; keep former school open
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents of RSU 73 on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an $18.89 million budget and agreed to keep a section of the Livermore Falls High School open for another year. Superintendent Robert Wall said Wednesday that the budget vote was 66-9. The only changes from the original proposal was restoring a Reading 180 teaching […]
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RSU 73 budget, building votes scheduled Tuesday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents of Jay, Livermore Falls and Livermore will decide April 8 on a $18.6 million school budget and whether to keep sections of the former Livermore Falls High School open. The building is off Cedar Street in Livermore Falls and is now known as the Adult Education Learning Center. It will be […]
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Tours of former Livermore Falls High School planned April 1
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board will host a tour of the former Livermore Falls High School on April 1 to give district residents a chance to see its potential for serving the school system and the community. The tour is set for 3 to 7 p.m. and will include the gym, which is […]
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RSU 73 board to discuss future of former high school
LIVERMORE FALLS — The third and possibly final budget workshop for the RSU 73 board will focus mostly on the future of the former Livermore Falls High School. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Cedar Street central office. At issue is whether to continue to use a portion of the […]