The $28.8 million spending plan fell 21 votes short of passage, as Poland voters negated the margins of support from Mechanic Falls and Minot.
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Voters reject Wales-based school district budget in second referendum
Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted Tuesday to reject Regional School Unit 4’s second try at a 2024-25 budget.
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My Alfond Grant program, parents and partners have invested half a billion dollars in Maine students
With the oldest Alfond Grant recipients now almost through high school, the value of the $500 invested for them at birth is now worth $2,066, more if their parents banked NextGen 529 education savings.
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UMaine to build $10.3 million aquaculture research, workforce training center
Set to open in 2025, the Sustainable Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center in Orono will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing aquaculture industry.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico Public Library features beekeepers Bob and Louise Stickney
The library’s summer reading program for children had its fourth presentation about animals and nature last week. The library’s next presentation on July 31 is about making soap.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
School Resource Officer Justin Onofrio covering Dixfield-area schools
The RSU 56 SRO position is funded through a bipartisan Stronger Connections Grant for $250,000 and covers three years of salary/benefits of the SRO in RSU 56, said Superintendent Pam Doyen in an email response to the Rumford Falls Times.
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Second Poland-based school budget vote will be held Tuesday
According to RSU 16 administrators, the estimated tax increase on a $100,000 property evaluation in Mechanic Falls will be $156, in Minot it will be $128, and $197 in Poland.
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Photo: Preparing for first day of school
Sherwood Heights Elementary School teacher prepares her classroom in Auburn.
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Lewiston School District’s federal grant amounts to increase, with one exception
The district’s Title I grants will receive an approximate $66,000 cut compared to the past school year.
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Kaelyne Thompson dives in as new principal in Dixfield at Dirigo High School
As a Maine native, Thompson is glad to be back and she’s “really looking forward to hearing from the staff and community and seeing what they need for support.”