The trio – Ronnie Yau, Lucy Perry, and Claire Kiger – are now in the running to win the national Toshiba Exploravision Science Fair Competition for an invention to combat climate change and greenhouse gases.
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School districts to benefit from Livermore Falls solar farm
Regional School Units 9 and 73 are among school districts that will reduce their carbon footprints based on their participation in the solar farm project on the Souther farm in Livermore Falls.
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Voters in Farmington choose selectmen not on ballot
Byron Staples and Joshua Bell won with write-in votes, beating out Michael Fogg and Dennis O’Neil who had sought the seats.
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Forestry program purchases mini-forwarder with grant
The forestry and wood harvesting program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington was one of three state-wide to receive grants from a new program.
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RSU 9 superintendent says he will recommend removal of masking mandate
Superintendent Chris Elkington says his decision is based on updated guidance from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention and the state Department of Education.
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Farmington-area school board unanimously approves teachers contracts following extended negotiations
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.