FARMINGTON — Twenty members of a superintendent search committee in Regional School Unit 9 participated in interview training Tuesday. Superintendent Tom Ward is retiring June 30. The committee is composed of community members, parents, administrators, support staff, teachers and board members, Tami Labul, chairwoman of the school’s board Administrative Evaluation Committee, said Wednesday. Interviews will […]
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RSU 9 superintendent search underway
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors have hired the Maine School Management Association to screen applicants for a superintendent to succeed Tom Ward, who is retiring June 30. The association will check applications for qualifications and necessary certifications. The position was posted Feb. 2. Several potential applicants have contacted the association for application packets, […]
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Farmington town meeting set for Monday
FARMINGTON — Voters will consider articles for a $5.6 million budget at the annual town meeting Monday, March 27, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. The budget recommended by the Board of Selectmen is 3.61 percent higher than last year’s — up by $195,430 from $5.42 million. Balloting for officers will be held […]
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Farmington candidates announced
FARMINGTON — Nomination papers for two seats on the Board of Selectmen and two seats on the Regional School Unit 9 board of directors have been returned, according to Town Clerk Leanne Dickey. Selectman Stephan Bunker will seek re-election. Scott Landry has also submitted papers for selectman, Dickey said. Selectman Andrew Buckland is not seeking re-election. […]
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Farmington group working for change
FARMINGTON — A community effort is underway to bring people from the 10 Regional School Unit 9 towns together to look at issues from all sides and find ways to make positive changes. The first event for the group, Working Together For Change, is a potluck dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, […]
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School vote signs altered, reposted in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Someone tampered with “vote yes” signs supporting the Regional School Unit 9 budget Thursday and reposted them Friday night with altered messages. Voters in a districtwide referendum narrowly passed the 2016-17 budget, after rejecting a spending plan in June. On Saturday morning, teachers Jennifer and Cal Dorman of Middle Street found the “vote […]
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Looking for people to solve problems
We have been having trouble setting a school budget — there isn’t anything left to cut. If we can’t make the budget smaller, we have to make the resources greater. These arguments aren’t only about money. The bigger issue is the divide — the mindset of “us versus them,” that one side will “win” and […]
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Farmington selectmen appoint interim directors for school board
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen appointed two newly elected RSU 9 directors to serve from now to July 1 when their terms begin. Tami Labul was elected Monday as a write-in candidate to serve three years. She succeeds Robert Flick who recently died. His term ends June 30. Kenneth Charles was elected Monday to […]