Money for a new bus garage will be part of the four towns’ budget hearing on May 23 and a state loan for private bathroom stalls is on the June 13 ballot.
Schools & Education
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Lewiston School Committee asks superintendent to trim about $4 million from budget proposal
School Committee members directed administrators Wednesday to create a budget option with a $1.70 tax rate increase.
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Local author discusses Lewiston-based novel at Franco Center
Informed by her own childhood memories, Peggy DeBlois’ book, “The Toll Road North,” explores the Franco-American experience in 1960s and 1970s Lewiston.
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Maine schools to receive $42 million in additional state funding after miscalculation discovered
Many, but not all, districts around the state will receive more funding. The Portland school district, the state’s largest, will receive $3.6 million more than it initially expected.
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Lewiston schools to receive additional $800,000 in state funding
The Lewiston school district will receive an additional $800,000 in state funding, school administrators learned Tuesday afternoon.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district to reduce proposed budget by about $160,000
The district’s employee health insurance cost set its “ceiling” at a 6% increase from this year’s amount, allowing the district to cut their overall budget proposal amount, Superintendent Deb Alden said on Tuesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools & Education
Legislators consider bills to tackle educator shortage
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony Tuesday about multiple bills aimed at bolstering the state’s educator workforce.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington voters elect selectmen, school directors
Stephan Bunker, Dennis O’Neil, Scott Erb and T. Will Jones win town elections.
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Bangor school sues state officials over tuition reimbursement program
Crosspoint Church in Bangor says lawmakers changed the Maine Human Rights Act to circumvent a U.S. Supreme Court decision and prevent religious schools from receiving public money.
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Is the David porn? Come see, Italians tell Florida parents
There was no indication that any trip would be subsidized by the city or museum.