FARMINGTON — Ten towns in the Mt. Blue Regional School District voted by a solid margin on Thursday to approve the 2012-13 budget. After a lengthy and confrontational hearing on Monday night, voters approved a slate of warrant articles that sent the proposed $28.9 million budget to voters in each town. The school board reassured […]
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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week means wellness bags for new moms
F.A.C.E.S. is a program of the statewide G.E.A.R. Parent Network, which for the past 20 years has used peer support and educational workshops to empower caretakers of children with behavioral health issues to build on collective strengths and advocate for their family’s needs. F.A.C.E.S. members receive training in leadership and advocacy. “The month of May […]
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Nine RSU 9 towns accept Starks into district
RSU 9 Town Votes Chesterville: 21 yes, 5 no Farmington: 97, 7 Industry: 26, 3 New Sharon: 45, 7 New Vineyard: 26, 1 Temple: 20, 0 Vienna: 14, 2 Weld: 17, 2 Wilton: 55, 7 TOTAL VOTES: 321 yes, 34 no FARMINGTON — Voters in all nine Regional School Unit 9 towns approved of Starks […]
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Residents in RSU 9 towns to vote on adding Starks to district
FARMINGTON — Voters from nine towns will go to the polls Tuesday to consider adding the town of Starks to RSU 9 to make it a 10-town school district serving students from Franklin, Kennebec and Somerset counties. On Tuesday, residents in Starks overwhelmingly approved the plan to join RSU 9, also known as Mount Blue […]
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RSU 9 budget unveiled; Starks merger plan explained
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 board presented the first view of the 2012-13 budget Tuesday night and the plan for a proposed merger with the town of Starks. At the public hearing at Mt. Blue Middle School, Superintendent Michael Cormier suggested that bringing Starks in as a district member will be a “win-win for everybody.” […]
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Hearing set on adding Starks to RSU 9
FARMINGTON — Residents of the eight-town Regional School Unit 9 will have the opportunity to learn more about a plan to add the town of Starks. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the Board of Directors will open a public hearing before its regularly scheduled meeting at Mt. Blue Middle School. Maine Department of Education Commissioner […]
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Starks closer to leaving school district, joining Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Directors are a step closer to adding Starks to the Mt. Blue Regional School District. Maine Department of Education Commissioner Steven Bowen has given conditional approval for Starks to secede from RSU 59, which also includes Madison, Athens and Brighton Plantation. On Tuesday night, Superintendent Michael Cormier announced a scheduled public hearing for […]
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Elmer A. Bickford
FARMINGTON — Elmer A. Bickford, 85, a resident of Orchard Park Living Center, passed away Saturday, March 3, at Franklin Memorial Hospital. He was born April 24, 1926, in Starks, son of Alvin and Dora Butterfield Bickford. He was a 1942 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. In 1944, he enlisted as a Merchant Marine, […]
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Starks one step closer to merger with RSU 9
FARMINGTON — The anticipated merger that would bring the town of Starks into the Regional School Unit 9 fold has received the support of the RSU 9 school board and will now go before the commissioner of education for approval. A public hearing and districtwide referendum are expected to be held in March. Currently, RSU […]