NEWRY — Last Tuesday Newry selectmen unanimously approved a resolution in support of the proposed SAD 44 cost sharing formula change. A SAD 44 public hearing on the formula change takes place Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Helen C. Berry Auditorium at Telstar. There will also be a district-wide referendum vote Nov. 6. […]
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Merlino ousted as School Board chairman
BETHEL — It took three rounds of voting Monday for the SAD 44 Board of Directors to elect a chairman. Marcel Polak of Woodstock defeated incumbent Chairman Larry Merlino of Greenwood in an 8-6 vote. Polak and Merlino were the only members nominated. Merlino had served as chairman for the past year. Before the first vote, Merlino and […]
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Mark Kenney to be principal of Telstar high and middle schools
BETHEL — Mark Kenney, principal for the past three years at Telstar Middle School, will add the principalship of Telstar High School to his responsibilities. The School Administrative District 44 board of directors voted Monday to expand Kenney’s role. Prior to becoming principal at the middle school, Kenney was dean of students there for a […]
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SAD 44 voters approve school budget
BETHEL — SAD 44 voters Tuesday gave final approval to the 2018-19 school budget and elected school directors. According to Superintendent David Murphy, the $11.3 million spending plan passed 829-378. The tallies by town were: Bethel, 436 yes, 206 no; Newry, 80 yes, 49 no; Woodstock, 188 yes, 79 no; and Greenwood, 125 yes, 44 […]
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Town officials help register Telstar students
Town officials from Bethel, Greenwood and Woodstock recently visited Telstar High School in Bethel to help students who are at least 18 years old register to vote in the upcoming referendum. Greenwood Town Manager Kim Sparks helps students Sonja Farrington, left, and Rebecca Morin. (SAD 44 photo)
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SAD 44 budget adds two pre-K classes
BETHEL — Crescent Park Elementary School will add two pre-kindergarten classrooms for the 2018-19 school year if the proposed budget is approved by voters June 12, Principal Elaine Ferland said. The $11.32 million budget includes a 2.2 percent increase in local taxes, according to a budget review sent to SAD 44 voters by Superintendent David Murphy. […]
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SAD 44 board delays vote on funding formula change
BETHEL — SAD 44 voters will wait until November to decide on a change to the formula for sharing school costs among the district’s four towns: Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock. The school board voted 7-3 on Monday against placing the budget question on the ballot for June 12. The seven directors who voted in […]
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New SAD 44 cost-sharing formula proposed
BETHEL — A School Administrative District 44 committee has approved a third cost-sharing formula to perhaps entice Newry to stay in the district. The school board will meet Monday to set a date for a districtwide vote on the formula. The 12-person committee voted 11-1 to send the proposed formula to voters, with Michele Varuolo […]
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Newry withdrawal impasse likely to continue
NEWRY — Disagreement between members of the Maine House and Senate has effectively killed a bill that could have helped Newry withdraw from School Administrative District 44, according to the office of state Rep. Fran Head, R-Bethel. Negotiations for a withdrawal agreement that Newry residents could vote on are stalled, and without the passage of […]
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SAD 44 gears up for third vote on cost-sharing formula
BETHEL — The School Administrative District 44 board voted Tuesday night to accept a citizen petition calling for a committee to study the cost-sharing formula for the four district towns. The petition, which contained nearly 300 signatures, was presented to Superintendent David Murphy last week. It was prompted by the board’s vote in February to […]