With the June 29 deadline approaching for proposals, nine letters of intent have been filed to the schools.
June 2012
Hundreds of Vietnam vets to march in Waterville today
The event will feature guest speakers, a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps in recognition of those who were lost in the war.
MLB: Ortiz, Red Sox top Marlins
MIAMI (AP) — David Ortiz was pleasantly surprised to learn he hit his latest home run into the nightclub beyond the left-field fence at Marlins Park.
School budgets: Most pass, two don’t, one is omitted from the ballot
Most school district budgets on the ballot Tuesday passed muster with voters, some by wide margins. The outcome was different, however, in Winthrop and in Oakland-based Regional School Unit 18, which also includes Belgrade, Sidney, China and Rome. Those school districts must schedule new referendums to seek budget approval.
Monmouth begins leaving RSU 2
MONMOUTH — Voters on Tuesday agreed to begin the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.
Vassalboro voters re-elect incumbent
VASSALBORO — Voters on Tuesday re-elected incumbent Philip Haines to the Board of Selectmen and chose a new person for the school committee.
Calder concedes razor-thin race to Courtney
PORTLAND — Jon Courtney didn’t expect to win the 1st District Republican primary by a landslide, but Maine’s Senate majority leader never thought that a relative unknown would pose such a threat to his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in November.
King wants pledge against superPACS
Maine’s U.S. Senate candidates apparently won’t follow the example being set in Massachusetts’ high-profile Senate race for diminishing the influence of third-party groups.
No easy answers for role of money in politics
HALLOWELL — Panelists who shared their views on money in politics came at the issue from different perspectives Wednesday, with one advocating no regulations and others saying stricter rules are needed to protect democracy.
Local voter turnout far better than statewide
While voter turnout for Tuesday’s elections was abysmal statewide, central Maine’s core municipalities reported turnout ranging from low to normal.