The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor’s office at Mt. Blue High School.
Kay Neufeld
Staff Writer
Kay Neufeld is a business reporter with the Portland Press Herald, covering labor, unions and Maine's workforce; lobstering, fisheries and the working waterfront. They also love telling stories that illustrate the vibrant culture that makes Maine and its Mainers so special. They previously worked at the Camden Herald, Franklin Journal and the Bangor Daily News, covering local communities. Kay grew up in New York and graduated from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute in 2018. They spontaneously moved to Maine in 2020 after visiting on vacation, searching for housing on Craigslist in the middle of their trip and asking their mother to ship their belongings to the Midcoast. In their spare time, Kay loves taking their miniature dachshund on miniature hikes, passionately defending Beyoncé's artistry and playing the fiddle with friends.
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Wilton Select Board concerned with county commissioners, budget allocation
Wilton Town Manager Perry Ellsworth raised concerns about how the Franklin County Commissioners are dividing up the county budget between the towns and unorganized territories, as well as how services are being allocated across the county.
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RSU 9 sets COVID-19 guidelines for 2022-23 year
The relaxed guidelines, in accordance with the Maine CDC and DOE, no longer require districts to contact trace or notify families of children who may have been exposed to a student in the same classroom or on the same bus.
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Wilton Police Chief Wilcox leaving post Nov. 1
Police Chief Heidi Wilcox is stepping down from the position Nov. 1. to center her “career goals” and focus on her home and family.
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Farmington bookstore participating in ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ giveaway
Devaney, Doak and Garrett Booksellers in downtown Farmington has partnered with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance to offer teenagers and educators free copies of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” following its ban from the Dirigo High School library in Dixfield.
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Cape Cod Hill School starts year as Community School
The Community School grant will provide students with before- and after-school programs, academic enrichment programs and other services to put Cape Cod Hill School “on an equitable playing field with” schools in bigger communities in Regional School Unit 9, Principal Lisa Sinclair said.
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UMF student finds new passion in crystal collecting
Cylus Hill, owner of an up-and-coming crystals and minerals business, loves the “joyful,” “mind-boggling,” “fascinating nature of crystals.”
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RSU 9 moves forward handling elevated lead levels in water fixtures
Remediation test results (following results of elevated levels at across Regional School Unit 9 in May) lay out plans for each school.
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Suffrage plaque for Isabel Greenwood unveiled in Farmington
Isabel’s plaque is a part of National Votes for Women Trail, which honors suffragists who worked to get women the right to vote with historical markers across America.
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New interim president says he can help UMF with experience in crisis management
The Franklin Journal in Farmington sat down with the University of Maine at Farmington’s new interim president, Joseph McDonnell, to learn more about his background, his interest in higher education, and more.