FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Support Services Director Jonathan Chalmers gave a presentation to directors on Tuesday on a proposed capital improvement bond. The proposed $317,834 bond will be paid for over 10 years and cost approximately $38,217 per year with an estimated 3.5 percent interest. It covers a number of school improvement projects […]
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Trump’s budget gets mixed review from Maine lawmakers
President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion spending plan, which would slash everything from student loans to food stamps while sharply increasing money for the military, got mixed reviews from Maine’s congressional delegation Tuesday. The one thing they all agreed on in their prepared statements is that Trump’s 62-page budget proposal, which contained far less detail than […]
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Trump administration sending Congress $4.1 trillion budget
In this photo taken May 19, 2017, a GPO worker stacks copies of “Analytical Perspectives Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2018” onto a pallet at the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) plant in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending Congress a $4.1 trillion spending plan that relies […]
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During budget talks, Auburn manager proposes compensation study
AUBURN — City Manager Peter Crichton, nearing his seventh week in the role, already has some changes in mind regarding his office. On the final night of the City Council’s budget review meetings Monday, Crichton gave his budget presentation regarding the manager’s office, which includes funding a compensation study for all Auburn employees. Crichton said […]
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Donald Trump’s budget proposal includes huge food stamp cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget would drive millions of people off of food stamps, part of a new wave of spending cut proposals that already are getting panned by lawmakers in both parties on Capitol Hill. Trump’s blueprint for the 2018 budget year comes out Tuesday. It includes a wave of cuts to benefit […]
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Greene voters say no, but MSAD 52 school budget passes
TURNER — MSAD 52 voters passed the new school budget Tuesday night. Superintendent Kimberly Brandt said the overall vote was 93 in favor, 75 against. Turner voted 41-33. Leeds voted 36-23. Greene alone turned the budget down, 16 in favor, 19 opposed. The $26.1 million budget represents a 2.2 percent increase over the current year. […]
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School Committee approves raising additional $1.65M in local funds
LISBON — The School Committee on Monday approved raising $1.65 million in additional local funds for the proposed 2017-2018 budget. A public hearing on the budget is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Lisbon Community School. That decision means the School Department exceeds the state’s Essential Programs and Services funding model by approximately […]
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What You Need to Know: Lewiston school budget vote
Martel Elementary School students leave school on a March afternoon last year. This year’s school budget will be decided by voters during a referendum on Tuesday. Voting will be held at Longley Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. LEWISTON — Voters will decide the proposed Lewiston school budget for 2017-18 Tuesday at Longley […]
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Council to make final budget decisions
LEWISTON — The City Council will have a few last-minute decisions to make Tuesday when councilors make final adjustments to next year’s municipal budget. The council will vote on a number of budget adjustments that have been discussed during its previous budget workshop meetings. According to City Administrator Ed Barrett’s memo to the council, the […]
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RSU 9 sends proposed $33.89 million budget to voters
FARMINGTON — It took four proposed budget amounts, several amendments and a lot of mixed votes Tuesday for Regional School Unit 9 directors to pass a proposed $33.89 million budget. The weighted vote was 583-200. The spending plan will go before voters at 7 p.m. May 31 at Mt. Blue Campus. Whatever is approved then […]