AUBURN — The city could use $450,000 in Tax Increment Finance money to offset a proposed 7.3 percent tax increase for schools, Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said Monday. LaBonte outlined his idea to use the revenue from city economic development TIF districts to fund career-oriented education for Auburn students. “I’m going to make a suggestion about […]
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Lewiston school budget vote Monday; carryover, homestead keeping taxes down
LEWISTON — The School Committee will vote on the proposed $68.8 million budget for 2016-17 on Monday, April 4. The meeting is set for 6:45 p.m. in Dingley Building, 36 Oak St. The spending plan is 6.3 percent more than this year’s budget, which was $64.7 million. About $19 million would be paid by local […]
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‘Believe in Steve’ breakfast raises almost $4,000
LEWISTON — The “Believe in Steve” breakfast Saturday for the husband of School Committee Chairwoman Linda Scott raised almost $4,000 for the family, according to one of the organizers. Heidi Sawyer posted on Facebook that 323 people turned out, raising $5,083.75. After food expenses for the breakfast, which was hosted by the School Committee at […]
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Tonight: Straw vote on proposed Lewiston elementary school
All Lewiston residents are invited to tonight’s 6:30 pm presentation and straw poll on the proposed new elementary… Posted by Lewiston Public Schools Superintendent on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 It is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at Lewiston High School. The school would be built next to the high school for 880 students — […]
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Tax increase foreseen by Lewiston School Committee
LEWISTON — Property taxpayers could see an increase of from 2.2 to 3.9 percent to accommodate the growing needs of the public school system, according to the School Committee at Monday night’s meeting. The School Department preliminary budget stood at $69.9 million, a 7.8 percent increase, as of March 4. Even with that potential increase, the […]
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Lewiston schools announce 8 early-release days
LEWISTON — On eight Wednesdays next school year, Lewiston public school students will be released two hours early. The dates are Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Jan. 11, Feb. 15, March 8, April 12 and May 17. On those days, elementary schools will be released at 1 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. The middle […]
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Auburn School Committee lawyer: No labor laws broken
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee’s lawyer filed a rebuttal and asked for fact finding Tuesday to allegations by the teachers union that labor laws were broken during negotiations. Lawyer Peter Felmly, representing the School Committee, said in its counter to the Maine Labor Relations Board that when the School Committee and the union signed […]
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Goal of Auburn neighborhood meetings debated
AUBURN — Newly elected City Councilor Jim Pross was questioned by a School Committee member Wednesday night about the focus of the four neighborhood meetings city officials are hosting over the next four weeks. The purpose is to hear from residents and work to improve the quality of education for Auburn students, said Pross, Ward […]
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Linda Scott wants more conversations about Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — Linda Scott gets Lewiston. “I know where the people in this community are coming from,” she said. “I live paycheck to paycheck. We work hard for our money, struggle like everybody else.” A School Committee member for five years, Scott was elected chairwoman this month, which means she’ll lead the committee that has […]
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Lewiston school board votes to get started on new athletic fields
LEWISTON — In the first regular meeting of the new School Committee on Monday, members voted unanimously to move ahead on developing new athletic fields at Lewiston High School in anticipation of a new elementary school. The vote allows designs for new fields to be developed before the city referendum in June asks voters to […]