FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors will start 2015-16 budget discussions on Thursday, April 2, Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday. Ward introduced a schedule at Tuesday night’s board meeting. The board will meet at 6 p.m. on April 2 in the cafeteria of the Mt. Blue Middle School in Farmington. There was a conflict […]
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J. Smith: Questions about Lewiston school budget
After reading the article on the proposed school budget (March 5), there are several issues that I feel need to be clarified. 1) Are the 32 positions the superintendent wants to add going to be filled immediately, or in anticipation of the proposed new school? 2) If they are to be filled now, how is […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to send letter urging RSU 10 to reduce budget
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to send a letter to the Regional School Unit 10 school board requesting it reduce the 2015-16 budget by 10 percent from the previous year’s budget. The vote came shortly after the selectmen voted to request that Town Manager John Madigan attempt to reduce each […]
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Peru board OKs road rally schedule for July
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved the schedule for the New England Forest Rally on July 18. One of the dozen or so legs of the rally is run on the six-mile gravel section of Dickvale Road in Peru. The road will be closed for the event. According to organizer Mark Everett, […]
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P. Parquette: Time for a change in administration
As a Lewiston taxpayer, I have been following the school budget talks for the school year 2014-2015. Superintendent Bill Webster has presented a budget with an increase of more than $1 million. Each year there is an increase in the budget, always for different reasons: salaries, benefits, transportation, etc. Education is supposed to be an […]
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C. King: A responsible, sensible budget
The RSU 10 Board of Directors is beginning the process to create a budget for school-year 2014-15. A comprehensive budget timeline has been established and can be viewed on the district home page at: www.RSU10.org. The budget timeline spans from January to June and includes times and dates to obtain information on student academic programming, […]
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RSU 4 school budget passes, classes start
WALES — Voters in RSU 4 have passed a school budget. With results in from Wales on Wednesday morning, the third proposed 2013-14 budget passed by a total vote of 395-275. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor, Litchfield voted 120-61 in favor and Wales voted 100-62 in favor during a referendum Tuesday. “I’m happy, obviously,” Superintendent […]
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With two towns reporting, RSU 4 appears to have passed school budget
WALES — The third attempt at passing a 2013-14 school budget appears to have succeeded. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor and Litchfield 120-61 in favor in a referendum Tuesday, according to a clerk in each town. Results for Wales weren’t available Tuesday night. The budget narrowly passed in Wales during the first vote and was […]
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RSU 4 voters pass third school budget in meeting, referendum next
WALES — Voters have given another tentative yes to the RSU 4 school budget. About 70 people showed up Wednesday night for the public budget vote, a required precursor to the full school budget referendum. The meeting took about an hour and, by the end of it, voters had approved a $17.6 million budget for […]
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Auburn passes $37M school budget
AUBURN — It took three votes, but voters passed a school budget Tuesday by a 2-1 ratio. Early, unofficial returns showed the vote was 1,049 to 545, City Clerk Susan Clements-Dallaire said. The $37.12 million spending plan is $1.2 million more than last year, but because Auburn is receiving more state money for education, it […]