WALES — A discussion of the Regional School Unit 4 funding formula is scheduled for Monday, according to Superintendent Jim Hodgkin. It was announced at Wednesday night’s school board meeting, he said. The committee studying the formula will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Wales Town Office. Hodgkin said town managers, […]
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RSU 4 board approves $18.69 million school budget
WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board set a new school budget Wednesday evening of $18.69 million for fiscal year 2016-17, a decrease of $7,000 from the budget of $18.70 million rejected last month. The new amount is a result of a decrease in Superintendent Jim Hodgkin’s salary. This budget will be presented to […]
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RSU 4 board struggles with failed budget
WALES — RSU 4 Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said Wednesday night that the children of the school district will lose out if more cuts are made to the $18.8 million budget rejected by voters Tuesday. He said he worried that the students in the district that includes Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield already don’t have certain academic […]
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RSU 4 voters reject 2nd school budget
WALES — Voters in Regional School Unit 4 rejected the proposed budget of $18.8 million for fiscal year 2016-17 by a vote of 184-213. The amount was $100,000 less than the previously rejected budget. The towns voted as follows: • Sabattus, rejected, 59-94; • Litchfield, rejected, 77-96; and • Wales, approved, 48-23. The school board will […]
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RSU 4 board to vote on new budget proposal
SABATTUS — The Regional School Unit 4 board will hold a districtwide meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at Oak Hill High School to vote on a proposed new school budget for the 2016-2017 year. The proposed budget is about $100,000 less than the one voters rejected in a referendum in June. The superintendent […]
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One trapped in car after Route 126 crash
WALES — Police shut down a section of Route 126 late Thursday afternoon after a car rolled off the road, leaving the driver trapped in the wreckage. Crews from Wales, Monmouth and Sabattus responded, cutting the roof off the car to free the driver, whose identity was not immediately available. The crash occurred in front […]
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Former Androscoggin County sheriff finds his new calling
WALES — Former Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins — fondly nicknamed by his students “Driver Guy” — says he’s found his new life calling: driving a school bus. “It’s such a turnaround,” he said. “But I’m probably the happiest I’ve been in a long time.” Desjardins said his transition from working as a full-time sheriff […]
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Paul F. Brownell
1936 – 2016 AUBURN — Paul F. Brownell, 79, a resident of Lewiston, died Thursday, June 2, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Watertown, N.Y., on Aug. 11, 1936, the son of Fayette Haven Brownell and Mary Therese Dickson Brownell. Paul was educated in Wales schools and attended Lewiston High School. […]
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RSU 4 board passes budget 5-1
WALES — The Regional School Unit 4 board Wednesday approved an $18.9 million budget for fiscal year 2016-17, an increase of $341,000 from this year’s budget. Of the six members present, five voted to approve the budget while Scott Weeks of Litchfield opposed the motion. Nancy Provost, Joan Thomas and Adam Dorman were absent from […]
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Sabattus, Wales & Durham consider using Androscoggin County dispatch
AUBURN — Sheriff Eric Samson raised the possibility Wednesday of three towns shifting their emergency dispatch services to Androscoggin County. Samson advised county commissioners that he is cautiously optimistic about the new revenue stream and sought their guidance moving forward. The county, however, would have to spend money upfront to upgrade its system, which could […]