As passed, the SAD 44 budget has increased for most departments, with slight decreases in spending for student and staff support and for career and technical education.
Politics
Political news and information from the Sun Journal.
Wadsworth, Lorrain win seats on Norway Select Board
Former board chairman Thomas Curtis fails in bid for a third term.
SAD 17 school budget easily passes
Voters were in favor of the district’s $47.6 million budget and Oxford Hills Technical School’s $3.4 million budget.
Two challengers upset incumbents in unusually competitive Greene election
One selectboard and one MSAD 52 board of director seat will change hands.
Lisbon residents approve $19 million school budget
The budget represents a 5% increase from the current spending plan.
Sabattus, Litchfield and Wales voters OK school budget for RSU 4
In total, 57% of voters across the three towns voted in support of the budget.
MSAD 52 voters in Turner, Greene and Leeds approve revised $30.2 million budget
Anthony Shostak was elected to replace Yuri Kowalski on the MSAD 52 board of directors, representing Greene.
Andrews wins GOP House District 79 primary in bid for third term
John Andrews won with 51% of the vote to defeat challengers Ryan Ricci and Dannie Abbott.
RSU 56 voters approve $13.21 million spending plan for 2022-23
RSU 56 school board director Barbara Chow of Dixfield maintained her seat for a three-year term while Elizabeth Kelly of Dixfield will take director Angela Varnum’s seat, as Varnum did not seek reelection.
RSU 10 voters approve new school building and $30.95 million budget
About 98% of the cost of the new school building will be paid for by the Maine Department of Education in subsidized bonds.