LEWISTON — It’s not much, but it’s something. The Lewiston School Department will use $66,603 in additional state subsidy to offset next year’s property tax impact, likely to the tune of 3 or 4 cents per tax bill, according to Superintendent Bill Webster. Revised school funding figures were released recently after the state passed its […]
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RSU 56 budget passes
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 voters passed a $12.28 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 881-459, Superintendent Pam Doyen said. The tallies were: Dixfield, 342-194; Peru, 309-195; Canton, 161-52; and Carthage, 69-18. The 2018-19 budget is slightly higher than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Barry Prescott of Dixfield kept his seat […]
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Andover residents approve $1.2 million school budget
ANDOVER — Residents voted 143-87 on Tuesday in support of a $1.2 million school budget for 2018-19, according to Town Clerk Melinda Averill. Earlier this month, school Superintendent Alton Hadley said the budget is a reduction of 12.86 percent from 2017-18 spending. Andover has 64 students in grades pre-K through 12, with 22 students at […]
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Andover town meeting date for June on hold
ANDOVER — Andover selectmen decided Tuesday the town meeting originally scheduled for June will be changed to another date because several members of the town’s budget committee need more time to prepare for the gathering. A new date has not been set. The town is transitioning from a Jan. 1-Dec. 31 fiscal year to a July […]
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RSU 16 budget to go to referendum
POLAND — Residents approved a proposed $22.3 million budget for Regional School Unit 16 on Monday night, sending it to a final vote in June. Superintendent Tina Meserve said about 75 residents attended the meeting and vote. Residents passed all articles as proposed — most with few questions or few dissenting votes. “It was probably […]
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Turner, Leeds voters say yes, Greene says no; MSAD 52 budget passes
TURNER — SAD 52 residents passed the 2018-19 school budget on a 264-167 vote Friday night, according to Superintendent Kimberly Brandt. Voters in Turner and Leeds both passed the budget. Voters in Greene turned it down, but since the vote is cumulative among the three towns, the $27.36 million budget passed. “I am grateful that […]
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Teacher’s salary added to RSU 16 proposed budget
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 board of directors Monday added $50,000 to next year’s proposed budget, bringing it to just under $22.3 million. Superintendent Tina Meserve said Tuesday that the additional money will pay for another teacher at Poland Community School, where kindergarten enrollment has been higher than expected. If passed, the budget […]
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Auburn council approves school budget
AUBURN — The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve next year’s trimmed $43.69 million school budget amid continued public scrutiny of proficiency-based learning and its impact on the budget. The spending plan must still be approved by Auburn voters, who head to the polls June 12. Monday’s council vote came days after a […]
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Voters give first OK to $27.4 million SAD 52 budget for Greene, Leeds, Turner
TURNER — Tri-town residents approved the SAD 52 board’s $27.4 million budget last week and got some good news: it appears the district will return $575,000 to Turner, Greene and Leeds in June. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said about 50 residents from the three towns turned out Thursday night to approve the budget for 2018-2019. The […]
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Lewiston voters pass school budget
Lewiston residents line up to get their ballots as others cast theirs Tuesday at Longley Elementary School. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — In a close vote, Lewiston voters approved the school budget Tuesday. The vote was 586-548, City Clerk Kathy Montejo announced after ballot workers counted the vote at Longley Elementary School gym. “Wow!” said […]