JAY — Nancy Grimaldi loves her middle-schoolers. “They always surprise me. We never know from one day to the next what they’ll say or do,” she said. “They still do kid things, and also do adult things, too.” Grimaldi, of Jay, will retire at the end of the school year after teaching middle-school students for […]
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One boy expelled, another suspended at SMHS
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board expelled one Spruce Mountain High School boy and suspended another following nearly four hours in closed sessions Monday night. The board held separate hearings with the boys and their parents. The expelled student had threatened violence against a teacher on March 24 and was immediately suspended, Superintendent Robert […]
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RSU 73 unveils $18.86M preliminary budget
LIVERMORE FALLS — The preliminary 2014-15 budget for Regional School Unit 73 shows a nearly $284,000 increase over this year. The $18.86 million spending plan was presented to the school board Thursday night. Superintendent Robert Wall said Friday that the district recognizes its responsibility to have a responsible budget and to provide essential services to […]
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Girls’ Quarterfinals postponed due to impending storm
We aren’t even out of the quarterfinals, and weather has wreaked havoc with the basketball tournament schedule for a second time. All four Class B West girls’ quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday at Portland Expo have been postponed due to the snowstorm expected this afternoon and evening. The games now will be played Wednesday, and […]
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Correction: Mitchell resigned; copy machines farther away
LIVERMORE FALLS — A story on the RSU 73 board meeting published on Page B1 of the Franklin edition Friday should have said Spruce Mountain High School guidance director Terry Mitchell resigned and the board terminated his position. Also, some teachers complained that because of the much longer distance between classrooms now, it is difficult […]