NORWAY — A decision is expected Thursday by the Planning Board on the Granite Ridge Estate application for a rural lodge and luxury barn at 65 Delano Drive. The facility will host wedding parties and other events. In early July, about 60 residents appeared at a Planning Board meeting to hear the proposal by Portland-based […]
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SAD 17 offices moving to Paris
OXFORD — SAD 17 has signed a lease with the Western Maine University and Community College Center, enabling the district to move its administration offices to Paris by early July. “June 16 will be our last school board meeting here,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at Monday’s meeting at their central office […]
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SAD 17 schools average a C grade
OXFORD — The majority of SAD 17 school’s improved their academic performance this year, according to the results of the second annual Maine School Performance Grading System. The Maine Department of Education released letter grades for every public school in Maine on Thursday, showing the state average is a C — the same as last […]
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Money approved for school lighting
OXFORD — The State Department of Education has unanimously approved using part of a $1 million energy efficient contract with Siemens Building Technology to convert some 600 lights at SAD 17 schools to LED fixtures. The project, to switch out the lighting and to convert two oil burners to wood pellet burners, is being financed […]
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SAD 17 board OKs contract for wood pellet boilers
OXFORD — The SAD 17 Board of Directors on Monday rescinded its July 15 vote for a $1 million contract with Siemens Building Technologies Inc. for two wood pellet boilers and interior and exterior LED lighting. Instead, the board voted to enter into a contract for two wood pellet boilers, only at a cost of […]