New selectman Byron Staples wanted to wait until after the May 9 Town Meeting to make decisions on the budget and usage rates.
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RSU 9 in Farmington proposes $40.1 million budget for 2022-23 school year
The budget is a $1.23 million (3.17%) increase over 2021-22. Increased spending areas of note include a 646.60% increase for food services, 8.01% increase for school administration, 13.45% increase for facilities and maintenance, a 5.3% increase for special instruction and debt service with a 9.56% decrease.
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2nd graders from Farmington win national science title
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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Maine House passes bill to boost state’s housing supply
Speaker Ryan Fecteau hails the bill as a ‘huge step’ toward meeting the state’s housing needs even though it has been scaled back to address concerns over local control of land use.
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Live music at Mixers this weekend
Rock Hard Johnson returns on Friday, April 15, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The rock band is a collaboration of four seasoned and versatile Maine musicians. The Tyler Healy Band comes back for a great night of country music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 16. With their sights set on Nashville, they […]
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High school baseball preview: Central Maine loaded with plenty of contenders
Skowhegan, Richmond and Monmouth went far last year, but Messalonskee, Oak Hill among teams expecting success.
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Wilton approves town ATV access route
The board also approved a motion to add a warrant article to figure out next steps for a potential memorial at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Jay teen headed to VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas
Chandler Pike is a student at Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone.
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Wilton discusses ARPA funding, cemetery memorial
The board will also hold a public hearing at their Tuesday, April 19 meeting before the town submits a grant application with the USDA for the town’s water transmission line reconstruction.
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Passamaquoddy clean water bill gets strong bipartisan support
The Mills administration has expressed concern about the scope of the bill, which appears to have enough support to overcome a possible veto.