School members representing Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales agreed to send an $18.5 million budget package to voters.
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RSU 9 board makes little headway in trimming budget
Ross Clair of Chesterville asked, “Do we have any meat and potatoes where we’re going to make some cuts tonight?”
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Voters approve RSU 18 budget on second try
The $34.4 million spending plan won 55 percent of the vote in the five-town school district in a ballot referendum Tuesday.
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SAD 58 communities approve $9.4 million school budget
Avon passed budget 17-3, Kingfield 54-10, Strong 54-18, and Phillips 18-17.
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Kingfield must ‘explore all angles’ of SAD 58 split, former teacher says
Brian Twitchell, who resigned as a Mt. Abram High School teacher because of issues with the district, says it’s about ‘what’s best for the kids.’
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UMaine System administrator named interim UMA president
The University of Maine System announced Monday that Rebecca Wyke, the system’s vice chancellor for finance and administration and treasurer, will serve as interim president of the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Unity College president Stephen Mulkey to retire
Mulkey, who led the school’s effort to divest its investments in fossil fuels, will leave the position on Dec. 31.
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In many Maine households, parents shoulder high costs of college
Not having saved enough, they’re working more, forgoing vacations, delaying retirement and dipping into home equity to spare their kids the burden of debt.
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RSU 9 lops $173,839 more from rejected budget
The Farmington-based school district plans a third and final meeting for Tuesday to adopt a revised budget package that it can send to voters.
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RSU 9 discusses cuts in already trim budget
The board held a public hearing Tuesday about proposed budget cuts in hiring teachers and special education after voter rejection at the polls earlier this month.