Esports teaches life lessons, is fun yet challenging

Esports was approved as a sport at Spruce Mountain High School in June 2020.

Spruce Mountain school budget cut by $100,000

The amount for regular instruction in Regional School Unit 73 was decreased $100,000 after numbers obtained from Anthem for insurances came in less than anticipated.

Livermore Falls area school director concerned with DOE Commissioner’s comments

Academic learning will take a back seat to other needs, such as social-emotional learning, gender/race, and diversity/equity/inclusion, which must be met before the brain can process new short term memory materials and convert them to long term memory, Makin told Legislators March 15.

Farmington voters elect selectmen, school directors

Stephan Bunker, Dennis O'Neil, Scott Erb and T. Will Jones win town elections.

Livermore school director concerned about state commissioner’s comments on learning

RSU 73 proposed budget up 4.92%, cuts would mean losing positions

The Regional School Unit 73 proposed budget for 2023/24 is $23.3 million, an increase of $1.1 million or 4.92% over the current spending plan of $22.2 million.

Reading to Cooper the dog looked forward to by Jay school students

Judy Hamilton and her dog, Cooper are helping students learn to enjoy reading.

Blue Crew busy preparing for competition season

Some parts of FIRST Robotics Competition have changed this year.

Spruce Mountain robotics students granted approval to attend out-of-state competitions

Spruce Mountain High School students and mentors are part of Blue Crew FIRST Robotics Competition Team 6153 from Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, and they hope to repeat the success they achieved last year.

Spruce Mountain parent asks school board for definition for skin colors

John Benedetto of Livermore Falls said students are calling his second grade daughter Black.