Adult learners from Franklin County who are returning to school may be eligible to apply for the Hugh and Elizabeth Montgomery Scholarship. Preference is given to students for whom a scholarship would make a significant difference in their ability to attend school. First-time applicants need not be enrolled in a degree-granting program but are encouraged […]
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Wilton Select Board approves interlocal agreements
The board also discussed committees for the cemetery memorial and blueberry festival; updates to the town’s website.
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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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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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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.
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Wilton considering staggered sewer rates increase
Wilton Town Manager Perry Ellsworth told the board that the first two increases could be 10% each.