HALLOWELL — Regional School Unit 2 officials want to know whether district residents will tolerate a tax increase and what programs to protect as they seek to close a $1.4 million budget gap.

GARDINER — Despite reductions in state and federal funding, Regional School Unit 11’s new budget could decrease or keep taxes essentially flat for three of its four towns.

AUGUSTA — A day of discussion at the University of Maine at Augusta on Monday will focus on the contributions of the “creative economy” to Maine’s economic and cultural vibrance.

HALLOWELL — Police have issued a summons to the owner of a dog that fatally attacked another dog last week.

Farmingdale father Tom Lynch thinks his daughters’ schools can serve as an example for other districts considering proficiency-based education. That example, however, reveals both positives and negatives, he said.

Farmingdale father Tom Lynch thinks his daughters’ schools can serve as an example for other districts considering proficiency-based education. That example, however, reveals both positives and negatives, he said.