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PublishedNovember 21, 2024
Skowhegan-area schools placed on lock-out after threat on social media
A 16-year-old boy who was believed to have made the threat was located in Albion about an hour after police began their investigation, according to Skowhegan police.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2024
Skowhegan-area voters asked to approve location change for planned bus garage
The proposed acquisition of the Maine DOT lot on U.S. Route 2, where the district now parks its buses, would come at no cost to local taxpayers since it is part of MSAD 54’s new elementary school construction project, according to district officials.
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PublishedMay 22, 2024
Skowhegan-area voters accept proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The spending plan for 2024-25 next goes to a June 11 district budget validation referendum for final approval.
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PublishedMay 21, 2024
Skowhegan-area voters to weigh in on proposed $48.89 million budget for MSAD 54
The overall increase on property taxes in the proposed budget is about 3.95%, but the impact on each of the district’s six towns varies because of changes in state property valuation.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
SAD 54 board of directors approves $48.89 million budget for Skowhegan-area schools
Spending funded by local property taxes is expected to increase 3.95%, though the expected impact of the increase on the district’s six towns varies widely.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Frustrations brew over Skowhegan athletic complex project with no firm timeline
Some residents have been pointing fingers at the town and the school district as Skowhegan Area High School’s baseball and tennis teams are set to begin their spring season without their usual home field and courts.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Federal dollars help planned Skowhegan school, early childhood facility reach fundraising goal
Congressional spending of $1.9 million passed last week, along with local fundraising totaling $3 million, should cover the cost of an early childhood wing, the part of the project not funded by the state.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
Skowhegan-area district’s budget likely to go up, but not because of new school
Factoring in funding from the state and other sources, the district’s preliminary budget proposes an effective increase of about 4.6%, or $1.93 million, over this year's spending, MSAD 54 Superintendent Jon Moody said.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
Skowhegan-area school board votes on hiring new school resource officer after rift between sheriff, police chief
After months of discussions, the School Administrative District 54 board of directors decided that the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office will staff the new position, although Skowhegan’s police chief had previously expressed opposition.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
After bus yard floods, Skowhegan-area schools manage to reopen Thursday
Staff worked all day Wednesday to get the buses and vans running after they were damaged Tuesday by flooding, according to MSAD 54 superintendent Jon Moody.
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