The Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020-2023 contracts for the district’s staff on Tuesday night. The motion to approve the contracts comes after a contentious year and a half for the district and its employees.
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Farmington area school district voters approve 2021-22 school budget
Voters across the ten towns in the Mt. Blue district approved the 2021-2022 budget set at $38.9 million with an additional $477,406 for adult education. They also approved two other articles regarding the school board’s ability to alter funding during the year.
Farmington residents share traits they’d like in future town manager
Issues facing the community were also a topic for the forum.
University of Maine at Farmington celebrates 2021 graduating class with virtual ceremony
The class of 2021 celebrated graduation by watching their pre-recorded commencement ceremony on YouTube after receiving their diplomas the week before.
Public invited to May 13 meeting to discuss issues facing Farmington, hiring of new town manager
Meeting set for 6:30 p.m. at Community Center in Farmington.
Ricocheting effects of last year’s drought on livestock farmers
“If the writing is on the wall that feed is going to be short, I’m going to be more aggressive at tending my herd down this fall.”
-Aaron Buckley, Buckley Farms
Franklin County businesses struggle to find workers for service-related positions
Some jobs in the service industry have returned as gathering restrictions ease and indoor limits are set to increase from 50% to 75% on May 24.
Identifying Maine youth affected by homelessness
Statistics show a disproportionate amount of LGBTQ+ young people at risk of homelessness with added challenges when seeking resources in rural areas.
Farmington-based RSU 9 board says proposed $38.9 million budget may go to public
The proposed spending plan represents a $673,585 increase to the current $38.2 million budget.
Farmington couple’s art, writing look at caregiving and aging
TUG Arts Collective based in Farmington released its latest book project exclusively at Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers on Friday.