Mayor, city manager say the proposal represents a good compromise.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bingham, Moscow voters go to the polls again Tuesday
School budget that was rejected in June trimmed by $122,441 for coming year.
Four New England colleges coordinate training for green careers
A consortium wants to tap regional expertise in the areas of environmentally responsible building design.
RSU 9 board votes to use added state funds for property tax relief, district debt reduction
The district is expecting an additional $729,954 in state subsidies, and will present its revised $33,904,537 budget to voters at its July 25 annual budget meeting.
Waterville school board to weigh more budget cuts despite additional state aid
The most recent proposed budget for 2017-2018 represents a 2 percent increase over last year’s despite cuts of more than $770,000 from the original total.
Belgrade schedules Sept. 5 public hearing on petition to withdraw from RSU 18
Voters will decide in November whether they want to move forward and spend $15,000 to support withdrawal costs.
Augusta, Gardiner schools get grant money to aid breakfast program
The $4,000 given to two central Maine schools will help provide children the opportunity to eat the kind of nutritious breakfast research shows helps students throughout the day.
Winthrop residents head to the polls Tuesday for second school budget vote
The latest proposal comes after several contentious weeks, in which members of the Town Council have pushed for a series of administrative cuts to the School Department.
Augusta councilors allocate $398,067 in supplemental state education funding to schools
The city’s school board has not decided yet how the money will be spent.
Snow Pond Center for the Arts looks to expand concert venue, children’s programs
The nonprofit in Sidney has applied for a USDA Rural Development loan to upgrade its amphitheater and build a classroom building.