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Edward Little construction to be added to state ‘approved’ list
AUBURN — The dream of a new Edward Little High School is starting to look more like a reality in the making. State Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, on Thursday announced that the Maine Department of Education is expected to recommend that construction of a high school be added to the approved list of projects. This […]
Voters pass $38.23M school budget
DIXFIELD — The $38.23 million budget for Regional School Unit 10 was passed by voters Tuesday, even though results from two towns had not been reported. The results were: Buckfield, 88-57; Canton, 83-26; Carthage, 24-10; Dixfield, 263-183; Hartford, 50-42; Mexico, 139-89; Peru, 219-109; Rumford, 679-414; Sumner, 42-32. Roxbury rejected the budget, 26-33. Results from Byron […]
Vote on Lewiston’s new school: What you need to know
LEWISTON — There are two questions on the June 14 ballot: The first question asks voters to approve a $49.7 million elementary school, which would be 100 percent funded by the state. The state will also pay for new athletic fields. The second question asks if voters want to spend $2.1 million to give […]
Laptops proposed for all LHS students
LEWISTON — After a good experience with freshmen using Chromebooks computers this year, the rest of students at Lewiston High School will get them next fall, pending a bond approval from the City Council. “It’s a big step for Lewiston,” Superintendent Bill Webster said Monday. More than half of Maine’s public high schools, including Edward […]
Auburn mayor offers TIF money to help balance school budget
AUBURN — The city could use $450,000 in Tax Increment Finance money to offset a proposed 7.3 percent tax increase for schools, Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said Monday. LaBonte outlined his idea to use the revenue from city economic development TIF districts to fund career-oriented education for Auburn students. “I’m going to make a suggestion about […]
Lewiston councilors warn bigger school budget must be spent wisely
LEWISTON — The City Council and a few taxpayers gave mixed reactions Monday night to a larger proposed school budget. The majority of councilors said they’d support a larger budget. A few qualified that by saying they’ll first need to be convinced by teachers that it’s necessary. The current fiscal year budget is $64.7 million. […]
Brunswick board supports adding religious holidays to school calendar
BRUNSWICK — A proposed school calendar noting all major religious holidays received nearly unanimous support from the school board and members of the public Wednesday night. Superintendent Paul Perzanoski created the draft in response to a request in January from a group of residents to add major Jewish holidays to the calendar. The request drew […]
Goal of Auburn neighborhood meetings debated
AUBURN — Newly elected City Councilor Jim Pross was questioned by a School Committee member Wednesday night about the focus of the four neighborhood meetings city officials are hosting over the next four weeks. The purpose is to hear from residents and work to improve the quality of education for Auburn students, said Pross, Ward […]
Contents of Livermore schools to be sold Saturday
LIVERMORE FALLS — Regional School Unit 73 will sell furniture from the former Livermore Falls high and middle schools from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. The school building is at 25 Cedar St. The high school was sold to Area Youth Sports on Monday. Chairs, tables, desks, lockers and file cabinets will […]