A study will soon be under way into state funding of Maine’s public schools with an eye toward correcting perceived flaws in allocating $900 million per year to districts throughout the state.

MANCHESTER — Residents at a raucous annual Town Meeting Thursday night rejected funding for a new park voters had just approved the concept for two days earlier.

AUGUSTA — Veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will find more help at home thanks to federal money that will pay for three additional mental health clinicians at VA Maine Healthcare System-Togus.

The chief pilot for the Maine Warden Service is on administrative leave following his arrest on domestic violence charges.

AUGUSTA — Bicentennial Nature Park is going to take the summer off, despite last-ditch efforts to find a way to keep the swimming spot open by raising money privately and charging user fees.

Despite fierce objections from Gov. Paul LePage, the Maine Charter School Commission will not consider two applications to open virtual charter schools this fall.

READFIELD — Although some articles at the annual Town Meeting generated contentious debate on Thursday, all passed as approved by the Board of Selectmen.