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May 21, 2013

Tuesday afternoon Augusta hearing will consider teacher evaluation rules

Teachers and other education stakeholders are expected to weigh in Tuesday afternoon on rules for evaluating teachers and principals which are the subject of a public hearing at 1 p.m. in Augusta.

May 19, 2013

Hallowell, state officials to field Water Street reconstruction questions Wednesday

Hallowell and Maine Department of Transportation officials are inviting residents and business owners to a public forum Wednesday to learn more about the planned reconstruction of Water Street.

May 19, 2013

Pre-K programs grow, even as school districts make difficult cuts

Even as school officials have made cuts elsewhere and overall enrollment has declined by 3.6 percent since 2009-10, the number of children enrolled in pre-kindergarten in eight Augusta-area school districts has risen 11.5 percent, from 486 in 2009-10 to 542 this year.

May 15, 2013

Winthrop library addition fundraising tops third of its goal

Winthrop library expansion fund-raising has hit a milestone, now more than one-third of the way to the town's goal.

May 15, 2013

RSU 2 board OKs budget, calling for $1.7M more locally

The Regional School Unit 2 school board has unanimously approved a budget of $24.4 million, leaving $14 million to be raised through taxes.

May 15, 2013

Windsor voters chose separation from RSU 12

Windsor voters chose to withdraw from Regional School Unit 12 after a vote this week. A committee will be formed to begin negotiating an agreement for separation.

May 15, 2013

Windsor fourth town to try RSU 12 withdrawal

Windsor residents voted 193-21 to start the long process of exiting the Somerville-based district, Regional School Unit 12, because they were unhappy with RSU 12's new cost-sharing method, which is expected to raise Windsor’s school taxes significantly.

May 12, 2013

Windsor votes Tuesday on RSU 12 withdrawal

Windsor residents will vote on Tuesday whether to start the process of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 12.

May 11, 2013

Maranacook student finds living relative of deceased WWII soldier

Maranacook Community High School sophomore Sydney Green located a living relative of one of the seven Maine soldiers buried in a military cemetery in France as part of a research assignment for history class.

May 10, 2013

RSU 12 school board adds $100,000 to budget, bringing total increase to 3 percent

With $100,000 added t its Thursday meeting, the $26.5 million budget approved by the Regional School Unit 12 school board is nearly 3 percent higher than the current budget.