RANGELEY — Voters passed the Regional School Unit 78 budget of $3.89 million Tuesday night by a vote of 242-176. Rangeley voters approved the budget by a margin of 174-108 and voters from the four plantations passed it by a vote of 68-62. Voters in Dallas Plantation and Sandy River Plantation approved the budget, while […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn school budget passes resoundingly
AUBURN — Voters overwhelmingly supported a $40.7 million school budget Tuesday, 1,515 to 599. “I just think it’s very important that Auburn keeps up its schools,” said Charlene Belanger of Ward 1. “It’s one of the most important things we can do for the city.” Belanger said she also voted to have just one budget-approval […]
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Mexico voters approve $4.44 million municipal budget
MEXICO — Voters Tuesday overwhemingly approved a $4.44 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2016-17, a $27,000 decrease from last year. Town Clerk Penny Duguay said voters approved all 19 articles. Town Manager John Madigan said salaries are up 1.5 percent and insurances up 9 percent for an overall 3.76 percent increase in salaries and benefits. The […]
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 voters reject school budget
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 voters rejected a proposed $32.97 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 1,518 to 1,655. Voters were favoring keeping a two-step voting process in place on a proposed budget for the next three years 2,183-908. The district currently uses the two-step process. Farmington voters approved the budget in a […]
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Oxford Hills school budget, finally level, heads to voters
PARIS — For the first time in more than seven years, the Oxford Hills School District is poised to meet the state’s minimum requirement on educational spending, after residents Thursday night overwhelmingly approved placing a $39.01 million budget on Tuesday’s ballot. Approval means the school district’s budget is one vote away from being adopted for fiscal year 2017. Residents […]
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RSU 78 voters to consider validation of $3.89 million school budget
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 voters on Tuesday set a $3.89 million school budget to go before voters on Tuesday, June 14, in a validation referendum in each of the respective polling places. The school unit serves Rangeley, Dallas Plantation, Rangeley Plantation and Sandy River Plantation, all in Franklin County, and Magalloway Plantation in […]
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Bethel board approves annual town meeting warrant, airport budget
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Monday evening to approve the warrant for the annual town meeting. The warrant articles will be decided at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Crescent Park Elementary School. The municipal budget is $3.85 million, a slight increase over this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Town Manager […]
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SAD 44 residents vote to approve $10.59 million budget
BETHEL — Residents voted Tuesday evening to approve a $10.59 million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. It is .63 percent, or $66,933 lower than the current budget, Superintendent David Murphy said. A budget validation referendum will be held June 14 at polling stations in Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock, Murphy said. He added that an […]
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RSU 9 voters to consider nearly $33 million school budget
FARMINGTON — Residents of the 10 towns in Regional School Unit 9 will be asked Wednesday, June 1, to consider a $32.97 million budget for K-12 education and a $404,034 budget for adult education. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at Mt. Blue Campus on Seamon Road. It’s the first […]
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SAD 15 budget gets overwhelming approval
GRAY — In less than an hour Thursday night, Gray and New Gloucester residents overwhelmingly passed the School Administrative District 15 budget of $24.5 million for 2016-17. Ballot clerks said 19 residents from New Gloucester and 48 residents from Gray cast ballots. Don Libby served as moderator. The budget goes to a validation referendum at town […]