Kay Neufeld

Press Herald

Kay is an expert in chit-chatting with a degree from the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism at New York University. Kay joined Masthead Maine as a reporter for The Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser in 2021. She joined the Press Herald business team in March of 2023.

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Published
July 29, 2021

Mt. Blue schools: Students through grade 8, all unvaccinated through grade 12 to wear masks for new school year

The Board of Directors reviewed plans for the 2021-22 school year, and discussed the district’s difficulty filling open positions.
Published
July 27, 2021

UMF professor and students make important fish gene discovery

A University of Maine at Farmington research team that includes one student from Livermore Falls has discovered a new gene in fish that could impact the understanding of human diseases.
Published
July 14, 2021

Farmington school board welcomes new superintendent

District struggling to fill vacancies, new chief tells board of directors Tuesday.
Published
July 13, 2021

Farmington shoppers cope with Maine’s plastic bag ban

Shoppers at Farmington’s Walmart Supercenter have mixed feelings about Maine’s new ban on disposable plastic bags, which went into effect July 1.
Published
July 6, 2021

‘Bigfoot in Maine’ author speculates on Livermore Falls habitat

Author Michelle Souliere has published a book recording firsthand encounters with Bigfoot in Maine, including an experience in Livermore Falls.
Published
June 24, 2021

Amateur radio prospers in Franklin County

Amateur Radio Emergency Service is the essential, volunteer-run service you’ve (thankfully) likely never heard of. The service unites amateur radio operators around the county.
Published
June 15, 2021

Shortage of veterinarians for large animals a concern for farmers

Commitment and costs seen as complicating factors to getting services.
Published
June 13, 2021

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.
Published
June 10, 2021

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.
Published
June 10, 2021

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.