PORTLAND — The following students were inadvertently omitted from the submitted University of Southern Maine’s dean’s list for the spring semester. Full-time Greene: Morgan Gilbert. Hiram: Everlyn Staples. Lewiston: James Aldrich, Jasmine Hussey, Guy Lemelin. Naples: Alice Sanborn. New Gloucester: Leah Rottari, Joselle Blais. Norway: Sarah Tuominen, Olivia Kolar. Poland: Harley Kerr. Sabattus: Kassandra Ritchie. […]
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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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Lakeside Chapter OES to hold supper, meeting
WALES — The Eastern Star Training and Religious Scholarship fundraising supper will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Lakeside Chapter 60, Order of the Eastern Star. It will be at the Grange/Masonic Hall, 322 Centre Road, at 6 p.m. sharp. Lakeside will be hostess and provide the main dish for the supper. Pioneer Chapter of […]
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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 […]
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Fees up, iPads out: RSU 4 crafts new school budget proposal
WALES — Regional School Unit 4 directors have slashed proposed elementary iPad funds and raised activity fees to craft a third 2013-14 budget. It will get a show-of-hands vote on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and a referendum at the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The first school budget failed in referendum in June, the second in […]
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BIDDEFORD — Brianna Bisesti was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of New England. She graduated May 18 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, cum laude. She’s the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bisesti of Greene. She received the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group […]
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Radiologic technology students graduate
LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions celebrated with 20 graduating radiologic technology students and their families at a recent pinning ceremony. A number of awards were presented to graduating students, including the following: The Dr. Clark F. Miller Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement was awarded to Shana Connor […]
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Well Done – Area students named to honors lists
AMES, Iowa — Jennifer Elizabeth Smith of Fryeburg, majoring in veterinary medicine, was named to the 2013 spring semester dean’s list at Iowa State University. — SAVANNAH, Ga. — Annunziata Graziano of Readfield has been named to the dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design for spring quarter 2013. — RICHMOND, Ky. […]
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Lack of school budget holds up tax bills in Sabattus
Tax bills will be late in Sabattus. Selectmen had hoped to set the new mill rate Tuesday night, but hopes sank after voters rejected the school budget a second time last week. Instead, they asked the town manager to look for additional municipal cuts and opted to wait and see. “We’re going to wait until […]
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RSU 4 offering food program WALES — As of June 24 RSU 4 (Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales) is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program. All children under the age of 18, whether a resident of RSU4 or not, are eligible for the free breakfast and lunch programs that are being offered. This is the first […]