Brighton Plantation residents will vote Tuesday on whether to leave the local school district, which would Madison as the only town in SAD 59.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Brighton Plantation residents to vote on withdrawal from Madison-based SAD 59 Tuesday
Brighton Plantation and Madison are the only communities left in the Madison-based School Administrative District 59 after Athens and Stark previously withdrew.
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Athens exits SAD 59 in landslide vote Friday
Athens residents voted overwhelmingly Friday, 194–10, to withdraw from Madison-based School Administrative District 59.
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Athens residents to vote Friday on leaving SAD 59
Athens residents will vote Friday on whether or not the town should withdraw from SAD 59, making it the second community to leave the district.
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SAD 74 budget approved overall; towns will see slight tax increase
The school district will need to raise more money from taxpayers in order to support a $9.08 million budget that was approved by voters Tuesday for the upcoming school year.
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Rangeley Lake search comes up empty Tuesday, as lost snowmobiler’s father waits
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