Women’s History Month/Spruce Mountain HS teacher, student win state awards

Lily Bailey, a junior at Spruce Mountain High School has received the National Center for Women & Information Technology Aspirations in Computing Award for Maine while Kymberly Bryant won the Educator Award.

Masking choice leads to more bullying in RSU 73

Bullying of students choosing to wear masks, now optional in district schools, was reported Thursday, March 10, during the Board of Directors meeting.

RSU 9 Cape Cod Hill School closes mid-day for heating issues

Cape Cod Hill School has had multiple heating issues in the 2021-22 school year.

Masking is now optional in RSU 73

Masking is now optional in all Regional School Unit 73 buildings and buses.

Three vie for two seats on Chesterville board

Sandy Gilbert-Lord is unopposed for a one-year term on the Board of Selectpersons while Dorothy Robinson is unopposed for a three-year term on the Regional School Unit 9 Board of Directors.

Local poet publishes ‘musical’ translations of Rainer Maria Rilke’s best work

Livermore Falls family working to open Franklin County’s first recovery center

Franklin County is just one of three counties in Maine that does not have a recovery center.

Warmer weather creates unusual icicles

Mentoring robotics team at Spruce Mountain High leads to national computer award

Kymberly Bryant and Spruce Mountain High School have received College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award, the only ones in the state to be recognized.

Capital improvements identified in Livermore

Representatives from Androscoggin Savings Bank met with Livermore's Administrative Assistant Aaron Miller regarding the town's capital improvement needs.