At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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Mt. Blue’s 142 graduates told to ‘make your bed’ and ‘believe in yourself’
Unlike the 2020 graduation, at which graduates sat inside their cars and received their diplomas at a “drive-up ceremony,” the Class of 2021 sat together on Caldwell Field, with an audience filled with family members, teachers and administrators.
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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.
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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.
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Mt. Blue Campus to go fully remote for one week after positive COVID-19 tests
Students who attend the campus are expected to return to the hybrid model on April 12.
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Mt. Blue High Campus evacuated after propane odor
Farmington Fire Rescue Department inspected the building and found no leak.
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Starks tutoring project addresses learning inequities due to lack of internet
A satellite center is helping students through remote learning.
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Farmington-area school district’s nutrition funding struggling amid remote learning
About 23% of students are educated full time at home, which means funding for the region’s food nutrition program is faltering.
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Farmington area schools names interim superintendent
Monique Poulin will step into an interim role following the resignation of Tina Meserve.