BETHEL — The SAD 44 board this week accepted the resignation of Telstar Regional High School Principal Dan Hart, effective at the end of the school year. Hart, of Bethel, has been principal for six years. Prior to that, he was principal at Dirigo High School in Dixfield and student services coordinator at the Region […]
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SAD 44 accepts Andover payment to keep school open
BETHEL — Andover Elementary School was assured of another year serving its 30 or so students following several actions taken by the SAD 44 school board Monday. Superintendent David Murphy said the board overwhelmingly agreed to accept an additional $180,000 from the town on top of the town’s school tax assessment. For the past several […]
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Daughter like mom, dad and brother
NEWMARKET, N.H. — Wendy Poutre has some catching up to do. The new girls tennis coach at Portsmouth High School doesn’t just come from a tennis family. She comes from a winning tennis family. When high school teams begin practicing in Maine next Monday, her mother, Anita Murphy, will begin her 36th season coaching girls’ […]
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Air, heat improved at Bethel school
BETHEL — Telstar Regional Middle/High School has healthier air and more consistent heat in its classrooms as the result of $2.3 million grant received last year, Superintendent David Murphy said this week. Murphy said the SAD 44 board heard a presentation Monday by Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Director Ron Deegan and lead custodian Arlynn Hale […]
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SAD 44 board members make proposal to keep Andover
BETHEL — A proposal presented to the SAD 44 board this week calls for the Andover Elementary School to be turned over to the town and leased back to the district, thereby keeping Andover in the district. At the same time, a group calling itself On Our Own said it will have a question on […]
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Andover withdrawal process starts again
ANDOVER — A new petition to start the process for Andover to withdraw from SAD 44 was accepted by the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night. According to a news release issued by Leon Akers and other supporters of the move, the petition carried 145 signatures. Now, the board must set another election to learn […]
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Next steps for Andover withdrawal from SAD 44 undetermined
ANDOVER — Officials from SAD 44 and the Andover Withdrawal Committee said Wednesday they are unsure what their next step will be for the Andover Elementary School, after a town referendum to leave SAD 44 failed Tuesday. “We were disappointed to lose by such a close vote,” said Tim Akers, a member of the committee […]
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SAD 44 readmits student, fills teaching positions
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board readmitted an expelled student, hired music and physical education teachers and dealt with school maintenance issues this week. Superintendent David Murphy said in an email that the board unanimously readmitted a high school boy following an hourlong closed session. The boy was expelled in March for an undisclosed offense. […]
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Bates Women’s Basketball: Murphy maturing into increased role
LEWISTON — Allaina Murphy will notice the difference every time she shakes hands and makes eye contact with Bates College’s opponent this winter, right before tip-off. Even on an NCAA Division III women’s basketball team, Murphy finds herself in a distinct minority: A starting center who’s an inch shy of six feet tall. “We have […]
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Public hearing set on possible Andover withdrawal from SAD 44
BETHEL — A public hearing to learn about a proposed agreement between the Andover Withdrawal Committee and SAD 44 has been set for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Andover Town Hall. The SAD 44 board unanimously set the hearing at a special meeting Monday night, Superintendent David Murphy said in an email. The […]