ANDOVER — Andover selectmen decided Tuesday the town meeting originally scheduled for June will be changed to another date because several members of the town’s budget committee need more time to prepare for the gathering. A new date has not been set. The town is transitioning from a Jan. 1-Dec. 31 fiscal year to a July […]
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RSU 16 budget to go to referendum
POLAND — Residents approved a proposed $22.3 million budget for Regional School Unit 16 on Monday night, sending it to a final vote in June. Superintendent Tina Meserve said about 75 residents attended the meeting and vote. Residents passed all articles as proposed — most with few questions or few dissenting votes. “It was probably […]
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Turner, Leeds voters say yes, Greene says no; MSAD 52 budget passes
TURNER — SAD 52 residents passed the 2018-19 school budget on a 264-167 vote Friday night, according to Superintendent Kimberly Brandt. Voters in Turner and Leeds both passed the budget. Voters in Greene turned it down, but since the vote is cumulative among the three towns, the $27.36 million budget passed. “I am grateful that […]
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Teacher’s salary added to RSU 16 proposed budget
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 board of directors Monday added $50,000 to next year’s proposed budget, bringing it to just under $22.3 million. Superintendent Tina Meserve said Tuesday that the additional money will pay for another teacher at Poland Community School, where kindergarten enrollment has been higher than expected. If passed, the budget […]
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Auburn council approves school budget
AUBURN — The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve next year’s trimmed $43.69 million school budget amid continued public scrutiny of proficiency-based learning and its impact on the budget. The spending plan must still be approved by Auburn voters, who head to the polls June 12. Monday’s council vote came days after a […]
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Voters give first OK to $27.4 million SAD 52 budget for Greene, Leeds, Turner
TURNER — Tri-town residents approved the SAD 52 board’s $27.4 million budget last week and got some good news: it appears the district will return $575,000 to Turner, Greene and Leeds in June. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said about 50 residents from the three towns turned out Thursday night to approve the budget for 2018-2019. The […]
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Lewiston voters pass school budget
Lewiston residents line up to get their ballots as others cast theirs Tuesday at Longley Elementary School. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — In a close vote, Lewiston voters approved the school budget Tuesday. The vote was 586-548, City Clerk Kathy Montejo announced after ballot workers counted the vote at Longley Elementary School gym. “Wow!” said […]
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Lewiston school budget vote: What voters should know
Lewiston Middle School students file out of the school last week at the end of the day. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Voters will decide on the proposed $82.9 million school budget Tuesday, May 8. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Longley Elementary School. Voters will be asked if […]
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Auburn mayor stands by school budget cut request
AUBURN — Mayor Jason Levesque sent a memo to school officials Tuesday doubling down on his request that the School Department cut its budget to eliminate a property tax rate increase next year. The memo summarizes several points made by councilors during a contentious budget workshop Monday, which led to a straw vote that may have […]
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Deadlines set for absentee ballots
LEWISTON — Thursday is the deadline for voters to request absentee ballots for the May 8 school budget referendum, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said Tuesday. Absentee ballots must be requested by 4 p.m. Thursday and returned to the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. To request one, call the City Clerk’s Office […]