by Nancy Beal 

After enduring a barrage of opposition to its agenda-listed choice for girls' varsity basketball coach on Nov. 9 and hearing strong backing for Kristi Carver-Kenney instead, the Jonesport-Beals High School board tabled action on the position hire that night (see MVNO, Nov. 16). Five days later, a subcommittee of three board members (Adam Merchant, Clifford Norton III, and Rebecca Stanwood) met with Superintendent Lewis Collins and athletic director Mitchell Worcester to review the recommendation.