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Former school bus driver pleads not guilty to assault
A former bus driver for School Administrative District 15 pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hitting an autistic student. Raymond Files, 58, is charged with misdemeanor assault. He has not worked for the school district since Aug. 16, two days after the alleged incident. SAD 15 includes Gray and New Gloucester. “Right now, I’m not guilty,” Files […]
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New Gloucester and Gray voters OK school budget
NEW GLOUCESTER — Gray and New Gloucester residents Tuesday approved a $25.5 million school budget for 2018-19. New Gloucester residents voted 944-377 in support of the School Administrative District 15 budget. In Gray, the budget referendum passed 1,248 to 443. The budget approved by voters is the same amount as the current budget. Voters in […]
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SAD 15 budget passes in New Gloucester
NEW GLOUCESTER — New Gloucester residents voted 944-377 on Tuesday to approve the School Administrative District 15 budget. Results from Gray were not available late Tuesday. The $25.5 million spending plan for 2018-19 is the same amount as this fiscal year, which ends June 30.
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Gray-NG graduates told to 'keep your shine'
PORTLAND — The Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 2018 was called “the most inclusive” by its principal and told to discover their “personal revolution” by a classmate at graduation ceremonies Saturday. Principal Theodore Finn, addressing 113 graduates at the Cross Insurance Arena, said they were the most inclusive he had seen in the past […]
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RSU 10’s King moving to lead Gray/New Gloucester schools
GRAY — Craig King has been named the next superintendent of schools for School Administrative District 15, the schools of Gray and New Gloucester. King is the current superintendent of Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10, which is based in Dixfield and serves approximately 2,600 students in 12 communities. King visited SAD 15 schools on […]
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SAD 15 budget gets overwhelming approval
GRAY — In less than an hour Thursday night, Gray and New Gloucester residents overwhelmingly passed the School Administrative District 15 budget of $24.5 million for 2016-17. Ballot clerks said 19 residents from New Gloucester and 48 residents from Gray cast ballots. Don Libby served as moderator. The budget goes to a validation referendum at town […]
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RSU 15 budget passes, paving way for June 9 referendum
GRAY — Moderator Don Libby of New Gloucester lead 37 registered voters in Gray and New Gloucester on Thursday as they passed Regional School Unit 15’s proposed 2015-16 budget, totaling $23.91 million. This paves the way for the June 9 district referendum validation approval vote at the polls. At the same time, by a ballot vote of 27 […]
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Selectmen sign 37-article warrant
NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectmen on Monday signed the 37-article warrant for the May 4 annual town meeting. The budget proposal is $73,000 below the spending cap allowed by state law so an article asking voters to increase the property tax levy limit is not needed. Selectmen removed a warrant request asking voters to spend $5,000 […]
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Two bond referendum questions for SAD 15 discussed
GRAY — A second community forum on two bond referendum questions by SAD 15 will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gray-New Gloucester High School. On Nov. 4, taxpayers in Gray and New Gloucester will be asked to approve two bonds totaling $7.34 million for improvements to the middle and high schools and athletic […]