BARTLETT — Joe Yahna, principal of the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, announced he will retire in June after serving as a teacher for 21 years and then the past six as the Bears’ principal.
The Bartlett School Board voted 5-0 to accept Yahna’s retirement request at Tuesday’s meeting.
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