MEXICO — The Regional School Unit 10 board took one step at Monday night’s meeting to potentially cut costs as they develop the 2015-16 budget, and discussed several other steps. The board unanimously approved offering a retirement incentive for teachers who have reached the age and experience of eligibility. Superintendent Craig King did not say […]
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Assistant superintendent Gloria Jenkins resigns from RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Longtime assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator Gloria Jenkins submitted her resignation to the Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night, effective at the end of the current school year. She is retiring from her position. Jenkins began her position as curriculum, instruction and assessment coordinator in 1999 with the former School Administrative District […]
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Progress Center administrator retiring
NORWAY — Priscilla Burnette, a longtime administrative assistant at the Progress Center, will retire next month from the job that she said became a passion. From involvement in the building of a community kitchen in 2011 to the dedication of the Matthew Record Memorial Park and Trail and hosting a top U.S. Department of Agriculture […]
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K. Pelletier: Strengthening retirement security
I have worked extremely hard for more than half of my life without thinking much about what will happen when I am able to retire. Now that I realize that I have only been able to secure low-mid-wage jobs, barely scraping by from paycheck to paycheck, with no ability to save or privately invest for […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Reporters notebook: Fond farewell to Duplissis
LEWISTON — The resignation of Diane Duplissis was accepted May 12 by the Lewiston School Committee — albeit reluctantly. Duplissis is the executive assistant to Superintendent Bill Webster, serving on the front line, compiling reports and handling calls and queries from parents, officials and reporters. She was lauded by School Committee Chairman Jim Handy for everything […]
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Poaching pensions? School leaders inflate salaries to boost retirement
Tom Morrill wanted to boost his retirement. So a few years ago, during his last year as Auburn’s school superintendent, Morrill chose to have the school system pay him some of the money it was paying for his health insurance. He turned around and bought back that insurance. Morrill didn’t gain or lose anything in […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
RSU 73 board to conduct final superintendent interviews next week
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board on Thursday set two dates for next week to conduct interviews with the two finalists for superintendent. The board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 28, and Thursday, May 1, in open sessions, then immediately enter into closed sessions to conduct the interviews. The Superintendent Search […]
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Former New Gloucester town manager found missing personnel file
NEW GLOUCESTER — In mid-February, the missing personnel file of former New Gloucester bookkeeper Sandra Sacco was found, two months after she requested a copy. Former Town Manager Sumner Field III sent an email notification to the board on the discovery of the file at 1:31 p.m. Feb. 14, just 29 minutes before the start of his […]
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Jay town manager looking forward to retirement
JAY — Town Manager Ruth Cushman has visions of travel, spending more time with grandchildren Austin and Emily, sitting down to read books and doing some quilting. Cushman, 64, of Wilton is retiring after 12 years at the helm of Jay. Her last Board of Selectpersons meeting is Feb. 24. Cushman started out as a […]
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What to expect from Obama’s ‘myRA’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his State of the Union speech to roll out a plan to coax low- and middle-income Americans into saving more for retirement. New retirement accounts being set up by the Treasury Department would target workers whose employers don’t offer retirement benefits or who haven’t started saving yet for old […]