The town has not formally decided to withdraw from the Wales-based school district, but has established a committee, scheduled to meet Thursday for the first time, to explore the possibility.
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Richmond-based conservation organization to hold talk about PFAS
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Forever Chemicals are Everywhere!” is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The talk features Pat Elder, director of Military Poisons. Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at the top of fomb.org. PFAS chemicals are widely […]
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
With free meals available for all students in Maine, officials say there are still hurdles to offering better food
A recent photo of a school lunch from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond prompted controversy among parents about the quality of meals the district provides.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Association helps local schools by funding outdoor learning projects
Schools include Cony, Palermo, Richmond, China, Gardiner, Albion, Oakland, Madison, Canaan, Skowhegan, Clinton, Fairfield and Hartland.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police standoff at Richmond mobile home park ends after man taken to hospital
Authorities were called to a home off Hatch Street on Friday after a relative reported the man had made suicidal statements and had a firearm.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education, Times Record
Hallowell-based school district begins search for interim superintendent
Regional School Unit 2 is assembling a search committee tasked with recommending candidates to the school board by Aug. 31.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Facing high turnover in its top position, Hallowell-area school district to pursue ‘more in-depth’ hiring process for new superintendent
After five superintendents stepped down over three years, officials from Regional School Unit 2 hope that conducting a longer search will yield a candidate who wants to stay.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
Richmond’s Alexander Reed Road expected to reopen next month, officials say
The culvert washed out in March from rainfall.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Richmond Days returns with nostalgia and a bang
The annual event, organized and put on by the town of Richmond, brought people out to celebrate summer with games, food, music and a dip in the Kennebec River Saturday, after a two-year break.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Things to Do
Richmond Days returns after 2-year hiatus this weekend with ‘The Fabulous ’50s’ theme
The event will feature fireworks, a Frank Sinatra impersonator, a soap box-style race for children and a roller rink on Richmond’s Front Street.