HALLOWELL — The City Council has approved a new budget on an initial vote, but variables mean the local tax increase could range from 1.4 percent to 3.5 percent.
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School budgets: Most pass, two don’t, one is omitted from the ballot
Most school district budgets on the ballot Tuesday passed muster with voters, some by wide margins. The outcome was different, however, in Winthrop and in Oakland-based Regional School Unit 18, which also includes Belgrade, Sidney, China and Rome. Those school districts must schedule new referendums to seek budget approval.
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Municipal taxes could decrease 4 percent
READFIELD — Approval of the budget will be the main business at the annual Town Meeting Thursday.
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Kaplan University coming to Augusta
AUGUSTA — A private college with two branches in Maine will open a third one this fall in Maine’s capital city.
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For Messalonskee grads, trying leads to success
AUGUSTA — Waiting outside the Augusta Civic Center, Rita Stimpson contemplated clusters of teenagers in red and blue robes.
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Messalonskee graduates 196
AUGUSTA — Waiting outside the Augusta Civic Center, Rita Stimpson contemplated clusters of teenagers in red and blue robes.
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Health center gets its money
READFIELD — Maranacook Student Health Center will have the money it needs next year, but other health programs in and out of schools remain at risk.
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Strategic plan laid out for Hallowell fire prevention services
HALLOWELL — A consultant has recommended investing in a new station and equipment for the Fire Department and improving efforts at fire prevention and recruiting firefighters.
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Lawmakers overturn teacher training veto
AUGUSTA — Capping this year’s session, legislators on Thursday overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a teacher training bill and upheld three other vetoes issued by the governor.
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Lawmakers sustain 3 of 4 LePage vetoes
AUGUSTA — Capping this year’s session, legislators on Thursday overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a teacher training bill and upheld three other vetoes issued by the governor.