BETHEL — Winter Storm Grayson, which caused more than 500 closings locally Thursday because of heavy snow and powerful winds, has forced School Administrative District 44 to use its last storm day of the year. Superintendent David Murphy said five storm days each year are built into the school calendar. The first days this school year […]
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Meeting on SAD 44 bullying policy postponed
BETHEL — An informational meeting on the new SAD 44 bullying policy has been postponed until Thurs. Jan. 11, because of the incoming snowstorm. The meeting, originally scheduled for Jan. 4, will take place in the Helen C. Berry auditorium at Telstar Regional Middle/High School at 6:30 p.m. “Between three portions of presentations, we plan […]
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SAD 44 school rankings announced to board
WOODSTOCK — A website that ranks schools based on student test scores has listed Telstar Regional High School next to last in the state, SAD 44 Director John Walker told the board Monday night. The rankings by SchoolDigger.com are based on test scores supplied by each state’s Department of Education, according to the website. Walker […]
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SAD 44 considering regional service center
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors voted unanimously Monday evening to approve submitting a preliminary application to the Maine Department of Education for the district to form a regional service center with six other districts. The regional center would be formed for the purpose of providing special education day treatment services, substitute teacher training, hiring […]
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SAD 44 funding formula will remain the same
BETHEL — Voters in School Administrative District 44 towns Tuesday rejected changing the formula for sharing costs, according to Superintendent David Murphy. The tally from Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock and Newry was 760-779. The measure failed by 19 votes. Newry voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new formula, 123-41. Bethel voted down the change, 374-427; Greenwood […]
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Nov. 7 referendum: Large crowd debates SAD 44 cost-sharing proposal
BETHEL — At a public hearing Thursday that drew about 150 SAD 44 voters, community leaders and residents lined up on both sides of the question of whether the local school cost-sharing formula should be changed to shift some of the tax burden from Newry to the other three towns. Voters will answer that question […]
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Nov. 7 referendum: Large crowd debates SAD 44 cost sharing proposal
At a public hearing Thursday that drew about 150 SAD 44 voters, community leaders and residents lined up on both sides of the question of whether the local school cost-sharing formula should be changed to shift some of the tax burden from Newry to the other three towns. Voters will answer that question formally Tuesday, […]
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Three public hearings in Bethel on Monday
BETHEL — Three public hearings — one on the proposed SAD 44 cost-sharing formula change and two on Bethel town issues — will take place Monday, Oct. 30, at the Telstar Regional High School auditorium, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The SAD 44 issue will lead off, followed by municipal hearings on proposed changes to the […]
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Artist's Bridge safety topic for Newry selectmen
Newry selectmen Monday discussed the possibility of adding a parking strip alongside the Sunday River Road, across from Artist’s Bridge. NEWRY — Selectmen on Monday authorized Town Administrator Amy Bernard to talk with the Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission about options for parking at the state-owned Artist’s Bridge. The decision […]
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SAD 44's second attempt to keep Newry
BETHEL — A new cost-sharing formula proposal for School Administrative District 44 will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, marking a second attempt from the district to keep Newry. The cost-sharing formula for the $11 million school budget is calculated entirely on property values, resulting in Newry paying nearly 40 percent of the local share. […]