WALES — The fate of more than a dozen RSU 4 bus drivers will be discussed Thursday, after a Wednesday night meeting was postponed due to a snowstorm. The RSU 4 board had been poised to consider whether to lay off 15 regular bus drivers and outsource busing next year for annual savings that could […]
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One chance to weigh in: RSU 4 to hear private busing proposal Wednesday
WALES — The RSU 4 school board is poised to consider on March 12 whether to lay off 15 regular bus drivers and outsource busing next year for annual savings that could eventually equal $190,000. It will likely be the only time for public feedback before the decision goes ahead, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. RSU […]
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RSU 4 divided over contract bus service
WALES — A committee tasked with recommending a contract for RSU 4 bus service decided on Monday to pass a split decision to the school board. “I believe that we owe the best education we can provide for our students,” committee member Robert English of Wales said. A crowd had gathered in the RSU 4 superintendent’s […]
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Three run for RSU 4 board in Sabattus
SABATTUS — With incumbent Rebecca Shedd not running, three people are vying for her spot on the RSU 4 school board. It’s for a three-year term. Linwood A. (Woody) Bailey III, 45, 32F Sanborn Road A little about yourself: “I grew up in Maine, studied engineering at the University of Maine, now employed for the past […]
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RSU 4 school budget passes, classes start
WALES — Voters in RSU 4 have passed a school budget. With results in from Wales on Wednesday morning, the third proposed 2013-14 budget passed by a total vote of 395-275. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor, Litchfield voted 120-61 in favor and Wales voted 100-62 in favor during a referendum Tuesday. “I’m happy, obviously,” Superintendent […]
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With two towns reporting, RSU 4 appears to have passed school budget
WALES — The third attempt at passing a 2013-14 school budget appears to have succeeded. Sabattus voted 175-152 in favor and Litchfield 120-61 in favor in a referendum Tuesday, according to a clerk in each town. Results for Wales weren’t available Tuesday night. The budget narrowly passed in Wales during the first vote and was […]
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Taxes up in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The tax bill on a $150,000 home in town went up $240 on Thursday night. Selectmen voted to set the new tax rate at $16.35, up $1.60 over the current year. Much of the increase was attributed to the anticipated 2013-14 RSU 4 school budget. Town Manager Andrew Gilmore said 54 cents came […]
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RSU 4 voters pass third school budget in meeting, referendum next
WALES — Voters have given another tentative yes to the RSU 4 school budget. About 70 people showed up Wednesday night for the public budget vote, a required precursor to the full school budget referendum. The meeting took about an hour and, by the end of it, voters had approved a $17.6 million budget for […]
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RSU 4 board affirms new school budget, sends it to voters in late August
WALES — RSU 4 school board formally adopted a 2013-14 budget proposal Wednesday night to send to voters. The new amount, $17,625,741, reflects a difference to the tax base of $84,000 less than the budget turned down last month, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. The new budget cut $60,000 for elementary iPads and $9,000 for technology supplies […]
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In RSU 4, school budget drops a few pennies
WALES — The new budget approved at last week’s RSU 4 school board meeting wasn’t the budget directors meant to approve. Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said on Monday that due to human error the new budget approved last week didn’t reflect the board’s intention to cut $69,000 from the technology budget. On Wednesday, directors will be […]