The increase is good news for the system’s financial bottom line.
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Two incumbents, one newcomer competing for seats on Winthrop School Board
Stephen Farrington, Virginia Geyer and Kristin Shumway are applying for the two positions.
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RSU 2 hosting final meeting about proposed Monmouth school
Voters in the district will decide whether to build a new consolidate school in Monmouth that will be fully funded by the state.
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Winslow school staff, parents save bingo tradition with new law
With help from local politicians, the Parent-Teacher Organization fought to change state law that required schools to pay for a license to hold bingo games.
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Ripped-off students may get stuck with bills
The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges.
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Incumbent, challenger vie for seat on Fairfield Town Council
Two others are running for seats on the SAD 49 School Board.
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Belgrade hosting public discussion Monday on school withdrawal vote
The Nov. 7 ballot question is the result of a petition drive by residents who say the cost of remaining in the five-town district is too high.
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Waterville area school superintendent retires, expects to be re-hired after 30 days
Gov. Paul LePage is blasting the move, as he and other critics say public employees are ‘double-dipping’ by drawing both a pension and salary at the same time.
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RSU 18 closes out series of hearings for $13.9 million bond
Residents in the district’s towns will vote on the referendum question, which is about whether to provide a bond for facility work as well as an athletic complex.
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Whitefield veteran honored by students before trip to Washington, D.C.
Don Gould will travel to the nation’s capital Friday with the Honor Flight Maine program and will spend the weekend touring memorials and monuments with other Maine veterans.