Rebecca Richard
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Jay approves $52,188 boiler for wastewater facility (opens the original)
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JAY — The Select Board approved spending $52,188.07 from a joint capital reserve account for a new propane-fired condensing boiler at the Livermore Falls wastewater treatment facility. The new boiler will replace an oil-fired system that has used an average of about 5,000 gallons of heating oil per season, with the more efficient propane system expected to substantially reduce fuel use and operating costs. Mark L. Holt, superintendent of the Livermore Falls and Jay sewer departments, presented t
Farmington balances tax rate, TIF and abatement risk (opens the original)
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FARMINGTON — The Farmington Select Board set the town’s FY 2027 tax rate at $12.07 per $1,000 of assessed value Sept. 22 after weighing how much to reserve for future abatements against how much to rebuild the town’s downtown tax increment financing account. The board ultimately approved $75,000 for the Downtown TIF and $50,000 for overlay after an initial $50,000-$50,000 proposal failed. The compromise reflected competing concerns about maintaining enough money to cover tax abatements following
Mt. Blue school district nutrition revenue hits record high as funds reinvested (opens the original)
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FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9’s school nutrition program posted record revenue in fiscal 2026, aided by a new after-school meal program, while more than $300,000 was reinvested in kitchen renovations, equipment and other improvements. The program earned $2.24 million in fiscal 2026 and used $300,362 from its fund balance, according to a nutrition report presented to the RSU 9 board of directors on Sept. 22. Food Services Director Andrew Hutchins said the program would have posted about a $
Farmington-area school district weighs potential costs of funding changes (opens the original)
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FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 is reviewing how possible changes to two sources of federal support could affect district technology services and instructional programs, including costs that might eventually have to be covered locally. Superintendent Christian Elkington outlined the district’s reliance on the federal E-Rate program in a Sept. 14 memorandum to the RSU 9 board of directors. The memo details five years of E-Rate purchases, the services the district receives through Networkmaine
Suspensions, civil rights violations on the rise at Spruce Mountain (opens the original)
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JAY — Spruce Mountain High School has recorded 19 suspensions and six civil rights violations during the first several weeks of the school year, prompting administrators to focus on student accountability, support and conversations about race, gender and respect. Principal TJ Plourde told the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors Sept. 24 that the first several weeks of school had been among the toughest the high school has seen in years, with disciplinary cases involving student conflicts,
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