Hallowell and Maine Department of Transportation officials are inviting residents and business owners to a public forum Wednesday to learn more about the planned reconstruction of Water Street.
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Pre-K programs grow, even as school districts make difficult cuts
Even as school officials have made cuts elsewhere and overall enrollment has declined by 3.6 percent since 2009-10, the number of children enrolled in pre-kindergarten in eight Augusta-area school districts has risen 11.5 percent, from 486 in 2009-10 to 542 this year.
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Winthrop library addition fundraising tops third of its goal
Winthrop library expansion fund-raising has hit a milestone, now more than one-third of the way to the town’s goal.
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RSU 2 board OKs budget, calling for $1.7M more locally
The Regional School Unit 2 school board has unanimously approved a budget of $24.4 million, leaving $14 million to be raised through taxes.
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Windsor voters chose separation from RSU 12
Windsor voters chose to withdraw from Regional School Unit 12 after a vote this week. A committee will be formed to begin negotiating an agreement for separation.
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Windsor fourth town to try RSU 12 withdrawal
Windsor residents voted 193-21 to start the long process of exiting the Somerville-based district, Regional School Unit 12, because they were unhappy with RSU 12’s new cost-sharing method, which is expected to raise Windsor’s school taxes significantly.
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Windsor votes Tuesday on RSU 12 withdrawal
Windsor residents will vote on Tuesday whether to start the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 12.
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Maranacook student finds living relative of deceased WWII soldier
Maranacook Community High School sophomore Sydney Green located a living relative of one of the seven Maine soldiers buried in a military cemetery in France as part of a research assignment for history class.
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RSU 12 school board adds $100,000 to budget, bringing total increase to 3 percent
With $100,000 added t its Thursday meeting, the $26.5 million budget approved by the Regional School Unit 12 school board is nearly 3 percent higher than the current budget.
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Star University of Maine Augusta student looks to heal others with art
Tessa Hayes has been creating art ever since she could first hold a crayon and, as she prepares to graduate from the University of Maine Augusta on Saturday, she is hoping to begin a career as an art therapist.