Farmingdale is setting aside $250,000 for a future land purchase for a new fire station and town office facility.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Fayette voters OK school, town budget at annual Town Meeting
Residents opted to keep extra patrols by Kennebec County deputies but rejected spending for a site evaluation for more parking at the school.
Free lunches for Waterville, Winslow, Vassalboro children begin Monday
The meals at sites across the three communities are free for anyone under 18, regardless of where they live, until Aug. 19.
Augusta councilors OK additional money for anti-drug officer
The city’s Police Department wants a bigger presence in elementary schools to keep children away from drugs.
RSU 9 board of directors discuss timeline for new budget process
The board will vote next week on setting a date for a second districtwide budget meeting and validation vote.
Litchfield voters to consider reduced town budget Saturday
Amid school budget and selectmen uncertainty, the budget proposal is down 3.2 percent from this year.
Winslow schools budget of $14.38 million up 1.23 percent
The budget, which the town’s voters approved Tuesday, is increasing because the federal government no longer is underwriting technology costs.
SAD 12 residents send budget back to school officials
For at least the fourth year in a row, residents in the Jackman-based district rejected a first attempt to pass a school budget referendum.
SAD 6 nepotism policy got short shrift in hiring of superintendent’s son
The team that hired Zachariah Sherburne, who later was charged with sexual assault in another district, didn’t have a handle on whether it was a violation, a report says.
Principal Patricia Doyle departs Oak Hill High School after 37 years
Doyle is joining the nonprofit College Board and will continue working with schools in Maine.