The Town Council approved the budget proposal in a 4-2 vote on Monday night ahead of a vote at next week’s election.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Vassalboro OKs $2.06M town budget, sends $7.73M school budget to referendum
Increases to funding for schools and the town spark lengthy discussion at annual Town Meeting on Monday.
Winthrop Council approves $7.46 million town budget, $11.78 million for schools
Councilors also passed a $11.78 million school budget proposal on Monday night, ahead of a referendum vote next week.
SAD 75 residents to vote June 12 on $37.9 million education budget
The budget represents an increase of $538,438 – or 1.4 percent – from the current budget.
RSU 5 spending plan has increase of 2.3%
The district consisting of Freeport, Pownal and Durham will get more state aid in 2019.
Pamela Wood, founder of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, dies at 88
Her family and colleagues hail the institute’s longtime leader as a visionary teacher with a passion for storytelling.
Oak Hill High School graduates reminded to ‘just be yourself’
Graduates urged to remember to be themselves to keep going when challenged.
Mother sees teen daughter walk for first time at graduation
The teenager says she simply wanted to surprise her family and was stunned by the crowd’s standing ovation.
Mount Merici Academy receives $83,000 legacy gift
The money from the late Fred Boucher will go to the Catholic school’s endowment.