About 40 residents from the district’s five towns participated in a district hearing Thursday night on the school budget.
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Augusta-Area Drop-off Day set for May 18
Event open to residents of Augusta, Belgrade, Chelsea, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Randolph, Readfield, Sidney and Wayne.
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RSU 18 school board advances $38.7 million budget
The budget for the district that includes Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney has grown 2.86 percent from last year’s, an increase among the lowest in the region.
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Hammond Lumber stores win achievement award
The Harlow Gallery in Hallowell has hired a new executive director, and Franklin Memorial Hospital has added a dietitian and a nurse practitioner to its staff.
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Belgrade would pay $6.5 million of RSU 18’s $38.7 million spending plan
While district spending is proposed to increase 2.86 percent, Belgrade property taxpayers would see a 3.98 percent bump in what they’ll pay.
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Belgrade town manager to resign for personal reasons
Dennis Keschl, who is also a state representative, cited a need to put family ahead of his career.
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Caldwell University softball head coach inducted into Hall of Fame
Belgrade Lake’s native Dean Johnson also Caldwell’s associate athletic director.
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What’s at stake if milfoil spreads in central Maine? Declining property values, recreation opportunities
Boaters are temporarily restricted from areas of Annabessacook Lake in Monmouth and Great Pond, including Great Meadow Stream, in Rome.
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Dozens gather at Belgrade farm for Maypole dance and sheep shearing
The farm held its eighth maypole dance, a centuries-old tradition that welcomes in crop fertility, on Sunday.
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RSU 18 students partner with Thomas College undergrads for STEAM learning
Middle school students presented 3-D prototypes that they designed to address a range of issues at a science fair on Tuesday night.