Bids for Farmington fire truck higher than expected
A decision is needed soon; even if ordered now, delivery could take 5 years.
RSU 9 board of directors focuses on bus, student safety
Directors held a moment of silence for Griffin Mayhew, a board member elected five months ago and remembered as “kind, wonderful and considerate.”
Second Franklin County commissioner stops accepting health insurance stipend
A resolution is circulating that would take health stipends away from all commissioners, conforming to budget cuts made by the county’s Budget Advisory Committee earlier this year.
Dozens of sewer lines along a stretch of Route 17 in Livermore Falls are considered ‘collapsing’
Heavy equipment that will soon be brought in to rebuild the road is expected to compact and crush the remaining lines, forcing replacement of 1.3 miles of sewer line.
MSAD 58 could require additional staff members to manage paperwork during withdrawal process
Ownership of school buildings in Kingfield, Phillips and Strong to be negotiated as towns ‘divorce’ themselves from Maine School Administrative District 58.
RSU 9: In a school district ‘mired in crisis,’ residents call for accountability
About 200 people packed the Mt. Blue Regional School District board of directors meeting this week to air comments on the middle school principal’s controversial Halloween costume. Many defended his choice under the First Amendment.
Farmington residents approve plan to fill $2.2M funding gap to fix revaluation error
Property owners complained incorrect assessments included buildings that did not exist or that belonged to someone else. Those revaluation results will be reviewed.
