The program is one of the high school sports programs that were considered for elimination as SAD 11’s Finance Committee crafted its 2018 budget.
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Winslow schools’ lockout lifted after police nab burglary suspect in area
Winslow’s elementary, middle and high schools went into lockout for about two hours Friday morning as police searched for and then arrested a suspect elsewhere in town.
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Officials back $80 million campaign to revamp USM’s Portland campus
Of that, $50 million would be used to build a 1,000-seat performing arts center.
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Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus voters OK replacing roof on Oak Hill High School with state funding
The RSU 4 board also has approved a $18.73 million budget for 2018, which is 0.37 percent less than this year’s budget total.
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High schoolers to compete on locally produced TV quiz show
‘High School Quiz Show,’ produced by Maine Public, begins airing on Thursday night.
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Colby College plans $200 million athletic complex with first Olympic-size pool in Maine
At 350,000 square feet in size, the complex at the Waterville college would be the largest construction project at Colby and is believed to be the largest in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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Oakland-based school district votes to approve $36.04 budget
The budget represents a 4.16 percent increase from last year’s, driven in part by needs for special education.
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District issues ‘do not drink water’ order at West Gardiner school
High arsenic levels prompted SAD 11 to provide water for drinking and cooking until the problem is solved.
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SAD 49 school board presenting budget draft with 1.5 percent hike
The $26.2 million budget for schools in Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield would call for an overall increase of less than $400,000.
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Interim University of Maine at Augusta president expected by June 1
With the resignation of James Conneely, the university system once again faces a leadership void at the school, which serves a lot of nontraditional students.