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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Dresden voters choose Bickford for Select Board seat
Jeffrey Bickford will take over Gary Getchell's term as First Selectman, which runs to July 2027.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2024
Hallowell-area students learn the meaning of Veterans Day from former service members
In the third annual event put on by Hall-Dale Elementary School, 24 veterans read and talked with the students.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2024
Stay or go? Dresden committee outlines 4 options for future of the town’s students
Following a year and a half of gathering information from a variety of sources, Dresden's Education Exploratory Committee laid out four likely options for educating the town's students, including remaining in Regional School Unit 2 or closing the school altogether.
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PublishedMay 24, 2024
Richmond to peruse next steps in obtaining COVID fund reimbursement from Hallowell-area school district
The Richmond School Department believes that it is owed nearly $800,000 in COVID-era funds from its former district, Regional School Unit 2.
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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Residents add $85,000, pass Hallowell-area school district’s $29.9 million budget to referendum
The $85,000 budget addition accounts for a civil rights coordinator, which several residents said is necessary in the district to combat bullying.
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PublishedMay 20, 2024
Voters to decide on proposed $29.8 million budget for Hallowell-area school district
Regional School Unit 2's annual budget meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Monmouth Academy at 96 Academy Road.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
Richmond school district says RSU 2 owes it nearly $800,000 in pandemic relief funds
The town was supposed to receive its portion of RSU 2's federal COVID-19 relief after it withdrew from the district last July, said Interim Superintendent Robert Webster.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2023
Hallowell-based school district under investigation for allegedly discriminating against disabled student
A complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education alleges Regional School Unit 2 failed to implement a specialized learning plan as required.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Free speech or uncivil discourse? Maine association advises tamping down on public comments at school board meetings
The Maine School Management Association has suggested schools adopt policies that prohibit offensive speech and complaints against specific staff or students at board meetings, but First Amendment advocates say it's a step too far.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Augusta school board boosts pay for technical center instructors to attract more applicants
One year of experience in the field now equates to one year of teaching, resulting in pay increases of $3,000 to $17,500 for some.
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