Dresden Elementary and Hall-Dale Elementary Schools have had the greatest amount of ticks in Regional School Unit 2, but the Hallowell school is the priority because of summer building use.
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Virtual budget hearing brings Hallowell-area school board questions about impact of Richmond withdrawal
Residents of its member towns will determine whether Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan for the 2021-2022 school year is approved when they head to the polls June 8.
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Board member questions decision-making process at Hallowell-area school board meeting
Regional School Unit 2 school board member Dawn Gallagher voiced dissatisfaction with Superintendent Tonya Arnold’s decision-making process to bring students back to school four days a week.
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Municipalities still don’t have Hallowell-area school district’s full finalized budget for next year
While other central Maine school districts have made their full budgets public, no municipal official in the communities served by Regional School Unit 2 have gotten a copy of its line item spending plan for next school year.
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Monmouth officials, other towns rally against proposed increase in Regional School Unit 2 budget
The budget for next year is $32.61 million, a 3.32% increase from last year’s budget, and municipal officials are voicing opposition to the spending plan head of a districtwide vote.
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In divided vote, Hallowell-area school board chooses monthly early release Fridays for next year
Some members of Regional School Unit 2 board of directors say they oppose the plan because of a ‘flawed’ survey, the second time polling about early release options has been criticized.
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Hallowell-area school board OKs $32.61 million budget
The Regional School Unit 2 school board did not make any changes to the 2021-2022 spending plan that municipalities will vote on June 8.
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Hallowell-area school district not planning further cuts to budget before vote
The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors to decide Thursday on a 2021-2022 spending plan to be sent to voters June 8.
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Open-air cremation gets strong support before Legislature
A committee in Augusta heard from many Mainers who like the idea of open-air funeral pyres as an end-of-life option.
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Hallowell-area school district cuts spending in its budget, but city official says it’s not enough
Regional School Unit 2 was able to trim its budget by nearly $100,000, but towns are still seeing a steep increase in their local shares.