PARIS — Police say a Mexico man tried to sell an elderly woman’s coin collection and was charged with receiving stolen goods. Shane Hatfield, 25, of Roxbury Road made an initial court appearance Wednesday on a Class C felony charge of receiving stolen property. The count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison […]
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RSU 73 promotes education technicians
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board on Thursday elevated the status of seven workers from education technician II to education technician III. The change carries a total of about $35,000 in additional salary. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the higher status is aligned with the duties of the positions. An education technician III is allowed […]
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Livermore Elementary School teachers put on same pay scale as those teaching in other RSU 73 schools
LIVERMORE FALLS — When the nearly 30 teachers and the guidance counselor at Livermore Elementary School receive their paychecks Sept. 11, they will receive the same amount as their peers in three Jay schools. The Regional School Unit 73 board unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding Thursday night that puts all 150 or so teachers […]
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Discussions begin on school names
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board took several more steps at Thursday’s meeting to increase the cohesiveness of the new district by approving beginning discussions involving renaming the two elementary schools and working toward resolving the teacher contract. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said Jay and Livermore elementary schools should follow some variation of the Spruce […]
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House comes down on Children’s Play Museum property in Wilton
WILTON — Volunteers for the Western Maine Play Museum tore down the oldest of the two houses on the museum property at 561 Main St. on Friday morning. A controlled burn begins at 6 a.m. Saturday, fire Chief Sonny Dunham said at the scene. After the property was donated as a home for the children’s […]
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Fact-finding report submitted to RSU 73 board, union
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board and the RSU 73 Education Association received a report from a fact-finding committee Thursday and association President Rob Taylor that said the union will meet soon to go over the report’s recommendations. Education Association chief negotiator Julie Taylor said details of the recommendations may not be made public […]
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Spruce Mountain High School names top four students
JAY — When seniors at Spruce Mountain High School march down the aisle for graduation ceremonies June 7, there will be two valedictorians and two salutatorians. The Class of 2014 honored the top two students from the former Jay and Livermore Falls high school campuses. This is the first year all high school students have […]
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RSU 16 accepts principal Angela Taylor’s resignation
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee on Monday accepted the resignation of Elm Street School Principal Angela Taylor, effective the end of the current school year. Taylor has been employed by RSU 16 for the past 12 years, beginning at Poland Regional High School, where she helped create an excellent alternative education program, School […]
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SAD 44 accepts Andover payment to keep school open
BETHEL — Andover Elementary School was assured of another year serving its 30 or so students following several actions taken by the SAD 44 school board Monday. Superintendent David Murphy said the board overwhelmingly agreed to accept an additional $180,000 from the town on top of the town’s school tax assessment. For the past several […]
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Lewiston woman in critical condition after third-story fall
LEWISTON — Police said a woman was in critical condition Tuesday night at Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries from an apparent fall from a third-story apartment window on Lisbon Street on Monday night. Samantha Watson, 27, was found outside 393 Lisbon St. by police responding to a call for a woman with severe head injuries. […]