JAY — The initial proposal of the 2019 RSU 73 budget is $18,804,544, an increase of $749,907 from this year. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, Superintendent Kenneth Healey explained that the proposed budget represents preliminary figures and that he does not yet know how state funding will offset the increase. Of the budgeted amount, […]
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SAD 17 board of directors Dec. 4, 2017 Administration Office Energy retrofit What happened: Business Manager Cathy Coffey gave a presentation on the Oxford Hills School District Energy Retrofit Projects. Since year one in 2007, the projects have included a new wood chip boiler at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, wood pellet boilers and […]
River Valley Rotary board meets
The River Valley Rotary Club board met Oct. 27 when Randy Therrien, bank manager and club president, presided at the session at Key Bank, Rumford. Topics included the October Pumpkin Festival, the winterization project, preparations for Crutches for Africa and the donations the club has made. Pictured are Charlie LeDuc, secretary, at his laptop; from […]
AHCH Board of Directors welcomes new members
LEWSTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Albert is pleased to announce two additions to AHCH’s Board of Directors. Michael Martel of Auburn joins the Board after serving as a member of the Foundation Committee. Martel is the Market Director of Main Street East, managing more than 72 funeral […]
SAD 17 promises to return state money to taxpayers
PARIS — The majority of Oxford Hills School District directors supported the Budget Committee recommendation to return more than $500,000 to taxpayers from the additional state subsidy received this summer. Despite an amendment offered by Norway Director Michael Marshall to put $524,513 of the $1.04 million received into the Capital Reserve account, other directors argued […]
Newry could pick up a SAD 44 director
NEWRY — If a draft plan proposed last week by School Administrative District 44’s Reapportionment Committee gets ultimate approval, Newry could go from two directors on the school board to three, while the other towns remain the same. “This increases Newry’s voting power by a factor of three,” said Reapportionment Committee Chairman Norm Clanton of […]
Kugell re-elected chairman of SAD 17 school board
PARIS — Veteran School Administrative District 17 Director Ron Kugell was re-elected chairman of the board during Monday’s meeting. Kugell, a 30-plus-year veteran of the school board and longtime chairman, has been a part of the district since 1961, teaching math and science and eventually serving as the Oxford Hills High School assistant principal from […]
SAD 17 board approves $39.68M proposed budget, warrants
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 directors Monday night voted unanimously to approve the warrants for the June 8 budget meeting and June 13 budget validation referendum. The action moves the recommended $39.68 million spending plan for 2017-18 to voters in the eight district towns. The budget is a 1.73 percent more than this fiscal year, […]
RSU 9 to begin budget deliberations April 11
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit directors have completed a review of a proposed $33.56 million budget for 2017-18 and are taking a break until they know more about what the district can anticipate for revenues. There will be no budget meetings this week. Directors will begin deliberation on the budget proposal at 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
SAD 17 board OKs extending school day, if necessary
PARIS — The majority of School Administrative District 17 directors agreed Monday night to extend the school day by one hour from April 24 to May 26, if there is another snow day. The district has used 10 so far, bringing the last day of school to June 23. The authorization to change the school […]