Residents July 9 cut the regular instruction portion of the $4.9 million budget by $240,000, which largely includes teacher compensation, classroom supplies and tuition for high school students.
Susan McMillan
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RSU 4 Board cuts $59,000 from budget in hopes it will pass third try
Purchase of iPads for kindergarten through third-graders and a hike in activity fees bring budget down to $17.65 million.
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New novel based loosely on Samantha Smith’s USSR odyssey
A Washington novelist has based her latest book loosely on the life of Samantha Smith, the Manchester schoolgirl who, 30 years ago, was invited to the Soviet Union by Yuri Andropov.
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UMA changing how it measures students’ success
Large number of nontraditional students, which penalizes school in national statistics, has university seeking better way to demonstrate its performance
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Southard Museum to reopen for Richmond Days
Richmond’s Southard Museum will once again open its doors to take part in the town’s 190th birthday celebration this weekend.
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Former District 19 senator Benoit named GOP candidate
Phippsburg Republican Paula Benoit is officially in the running to retake the Senate District 19 seat she once held.
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Senate 19 Dems peg Arrowsic activist as candidate
Democrats in Senate District 19 on Monday chose Eloise Vitelli as their candidate to try to hang on to former Sen. Seth Goodall’s seat.
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RSU 4 ponders what’s next following second budget vote defeat
Officials of Regional School Unit 4 are trying to figure out what’s next after their second attempt at passing a budget not only failed, but failed by a larger margin than it did the first time.
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Greens choose Topsham man to run for District 19 Senate seat
The Greens of Senate District 19 on Wednesday chose Topsham social worker Daniel Stromgren as their candidate in the upcoming special election.
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Winthrop schools prepare for new year despite no budget
Winthrop public schools will continue on with business as it prepares for the opening of school, even though the town has yet to approve a budget.