$45.5 million Oakland-area school budget adopted despite pushback

RSU 18

Published
April 3, 2025

$45.5 million Oakland-area school budget adopted despite pushback

School board members in the Oakland-based school district debated where funding for an advisory position for Superintendent Carl Gartley, who is retiring at the end of the year, should come from.
Published
January 23, 2025

Retiring Oakland-area school superintendent rehired at $75,000 salary

Regional School Unit 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley has announced he will retire at the current school year, but some educators are raising concerns over his return as a temporary interim assistant superintendent.
Published
January 13, 2025

Oakland-area wrestling coach fired after allegedly assaulting student

The student's family has sought a temporary protection from harassment order against Patrick Engleright following the alleged incident at practice Dec. 19 at Messalonskee High School.
Published
November 6, 2024

Wrigley, Roderick win Oakland council seats; Tracy reelected to school board

Incumbent Councilor Dana Wrigley Sr. and resident Kelly Roderick won seats on the Oakland Town Council. Laura Tracy was reelected to the Regional School Unit 18 board of directors.
Published
October 7, 2024

Three vie for seat on Oakland-based RSU 18 board of directors

The race pits an incumbent against two political newcomers.

Published
October 4, 2024

Oakland-area school district support staff, administration agree to labor contract after months of tense negotiation

Seven months of talks that both union and school officials say were some of the most strained in the school district's history wrapped up this week with a new contract for the district's education technicians, custodians and food workers.
Published
April 17, 2024

Oakland-area schools dodge major budget hike as COVID-era funding expires

While many central Maine school districts saw their budgets rise by nearly 10% this year, RSU 18 administrators say they avoided the funding cliff by investing in short-term projects.
Published
September 15, 2023

China school has a new well but concerns over water contamination linger

RSU 18 is working with the state to install a filtration system for the well that was dug over the summer for China Middle School, which contended last year with unacceptably high levels of PFAS and then more recently when the chemical antimony was detected.
Published
June 14, 2023

Roundup: Central Maine school budget validation results by town

A roundup of unofficial results from Tuesday's school budget validation referenda in greater Augusta and Waterville.
Published
May 5, 2023

Photos, video: Oakland principal kisses a pig after students exceed reading challenge

Jennifer McGee, principal of Atwood Primary School in Oakland, gave a smooch to Petunia the pig after her students more than doubled their reading challenge goal.

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