WILTON — An E.L. Vining and Son Inc. employee was injured Tuesday afternoon when a boulder rolled into an excavated hole and onto the man’s lower extremities. Employees of the Farmington company were preparing the site for clarifiers for the more than $3 million upgrade of the Wilton Wastewater Treatment Plant on Davis Court. The […]
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Contract settled, building use policy adopted
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board approved a new three-year contract with bus drivers and custodians and adopted a new policy governing use of district schools. The actions were taken last week. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the contract, which covers at least 40 employees, includes a 0.75 percent salary increase, retroactive from […]
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RSU 73 committee to begin review of curriculum
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 Curriculum Committee will hold its first meeting April 16, the school board learned at its meeting Thursday night. Board members Darcie Calden of Jay and Diane Gould of Livermore co-chair the committee, which will meet at 6 p.m. in the Central Office. The committee will begin an overview and […]
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RSU 73 board hears requests from high school, other cost centers during budget session
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board’s second review of a proposed 2014-15 budget showed a budget of $18.86 million, or about $283,800 more than this year. Making the case for the Spruce Mountain High School requests Thursday night were Principal T.J. Plourde and Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Lee Hixon, who proposed adding new […]
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Maine prosecutors get guilty verdicts without bodies in murder trials
HOULTON — When Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson entered the courtroom in November to begin prosecuting George Jaime Sr. for murder, he believed he had a solid case, even though he had a big obstacle to surmount. While Benson contended that Jaime had stabbed and beat to death his live-in girlfriend, Starlette Vining, in a […]