Somerville residents will be asked to make the town treasurer and the clerk positions appointed rather than elected, to elect selectmen to staggered, three-year terms rather than one-year terms, and change the fiscal year to run from July to June.
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LePage conference panelists: Use public funds for private schools
School choice advocates from across the country on Friday urged Mainers to allow taxpayer funds to pay private and charter school tuition, increase teacher accountability, student testing, and the number of ways in which a person can become a certified teacher.
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RSU 11 board seeks ways to stave off 13 percent tax hike Thursday
Regional School Unit 11’s board meets Thursday to discuss ways to avoid a 13 percent increase in the district’s assessment on taxpayers.
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University of Maine System, faculty take contract battle to state labor board
The University of Maine System and the union representing faculty members are requesting state intervention in their 2-year-old contract negotiations.
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Caution prevents most Maine towns from granting officers statewide arrest power
Of 122 municipal police departments in Maine, only about 30 grant their officers statewide arrest powers, such as Winthrop does.
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State and local governments can help reduce hunger, says panel
While they disagreed about the role of government in addressing hunger, speakers at a discussion Wednesday at the University of Maine at Augusta said the state and local communities can do a lot to help.
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Business leaders commit to raising money for early childhood education
The Maine Early Learning Investment Group is planning to commit its own money to fund training teachers, mentoring parents and providing scholarships in the name of promoting the expansion of early childhood education.
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Local budget slightly down in Jefferson
Residents in Jefferson will be voting on the town budget March 26.
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RSU 38, teachers OK contract two years in the making
Two years after they began negotiating, Regional School Unit 38 and the district’s teachers have a contract.
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UMaine, community college leaders lobby against funding cuts
University of Maine System Chancellor James Page said he is grateful for Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed flat funding, but that the group of 7 schools will need the legislature’s help to make tuition more affordable.