ANDOVER — A public hearing on a proposal to begin steps to withdraw from SAD 44 will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the Town Hall. Those who are not able to attend Saturday’s hearing are invited to attend the On Our Own Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the […]
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Livermore panel balks at cost to withdraw from RSU 73
LIVERMORE — The town Education Committee stopped pursuing withdrawal from RSU 73 because it would eventually cost more than the current assessment, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. Schaub said the town’s share of district debt, startup costs for a town school department, legal fees, transportation and hiring a superintendent, plus annual expenses convinced the […]
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Buckfield voters will get second chance to decide on RSU 10 withdrawal
BUCKFIELD — Voters will be given a second chance to vote on the town’s withdrawal from the RSU 10 school district at a ballot election that may be held earlier than municipal elections in June. A petition requesting the reconsideration of the withdrawal measure approved by voters last June was submitted to the Town Office with […]
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Andover school article prompts debate
ANDOVER — Selectmen convened a 20-minute emergency meeting Thursday night to approve placing four articles on the March 18 ballot. It was the last day mandated by law for the town clerk to prepare absentee ballots, Selectman Keith Farrington said of the reason for the meeting. Andover’s town meeting is March 15. Elections and secret-ballot […]
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AOS board okays Fayette school withdrawal plan
FAYETTE – The AOS 97 Board of Directors has given its approval to a withdrawal plan for the Fayette Central School put together by a subcommittee in a series of meetings. By a 5-1 vote at its Jan. 22 meeting, the AOS 97 board gave the go-ahead for the Fayette School Committee to proceed with […]
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Former school director to petition Buckfield to reconsider withdrawal from RSU 10
BUCKFIELD — A former RSU 10 director said Monday that she intends to begin a petition drive to put a reconsideration of the town withdrawing from the district on the June ballot. The move comes after the Board of Selectmen last week refused a request from members of the withdrawal committee to place the same question — […]
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In Andover 64 percent vote to leave SAD 44 – but 2/3 majority was needed
Andover has fallen short of leaving SAD 44 by eight votes. In Tuesday’s referendum, a majority of residents voted in favor of withdrawal – 238 to 131 – but a two-thirds majority (246) was needed for it to happen. The percent in favor was 64.5. The process leading up to the vote had been going […]
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Final hearing on Andover school withdrawal is Saturday
ANDOVER — The second and final public hearing on the town’s proposed withdrawal from SAD 44 will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Town Hall. The Andover Withdrawal Committee, headed by Selectman Susan Merrow, has been working with consultants for the past couple of years on the effort. Residents will vote […]
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Public hearing on Andover withdrawal set for Monday
ANDOVER — A public hearing to learn about an agreement between SAD 44 and the Andover Withdrawal Committee will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18 at the Andover Town Hall. The withdrawal committee has been working on a possible withdrawal for at least two years. The committee negotiated with the school district to […]
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Fayette school panel authorized to develop withdrawal plan
FAYETTE — Residents voted 206-80 on Tuesday to have the School Committee prepare a plan of withdrawal from the school system that includes Winthrop. Once developed, the withdrawal plan would be considered by the Alternative Organizational Structure 97 school board, the Maine commissioner of education and Fayette residents. If approved, it would allow withdrawal by […]