A public hearing set for Oct. 21 will decide whether the November ballot will include a question of whether the town should leave AOS 97.

The $362,977 project is expected to save enough money to pay back the project costs in less than three years.

Teachers raise a host of concerns, sending the proposal back to committee, but central office will still move to CATC.

The school board members debated at length on Monday about where to draw the line on which organizations can send materials home with students.

Augusta Public Schools’ top bosses and youngest students both might move to the Capital Area Technical Center by next fall.

Maine Municipal Association spokesman Eric Conrad said he doesn’t know how common it is, but Winthrop is not the first place where an audit has turned up off-the-books accounts using the municipality’s tax identification number.

Auditor Ron Smith said Monday that he would give a D to Winthrop’s finances, and others would likely grade the town even lower.