PARIS — School Administrative District 17 has rolled out a new website that officials say will provide current information and is easy to use. The site, which was expected to be rolled out this week, is at www.msad17.org. “One of the most persistent comments I’ve heard over the years is that our website was not appealing. […]
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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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Generations of Viking Choir to reassemble for performance
PARIS — Nearly 100 singers from across the country have registered for Viking Choir reunion rehearsals on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. The concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18, in the Mark Eastman Auditorium at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Whether they are in their 60s or teens, they’re coming back to […]
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SAD 17 bond hearing draws small crowd
PARIS — About 25 SAD 17 officials and staff, and an Otisfield resident attended a public hearing Monday on a proposed $1.25 million bond. Voters will decide whether to approve the capital improvement spending at the polls on June 14. “We have deferred maintenance. Not all, but some,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said to […]
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SAD 17 board OKs $39.1 million budget
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors Monday evening unanimously approved a $39.1 million spending plan for 2016-17 and reduced the amount to be raised by local taxpayers in the eight towns. “Nobody will be higher than 5 percent,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Monday. The local share was reduced from 2.12 percent of the […]
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Restorative justice on tap for Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — Restorative Justice Consultant Margaret Micolichek will present “When We Cry for Justice, What Do We Really Mean?” at this month’s Great Falls Forum from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. Restorative justice is a relatively new concept within the criminal justice […]
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Cause of bus fire ‘undetermined’
PARIS — The cause of a Jan. 15 fire that destroyed a SAD 17 school bus will probably never be determined, but fire and insurance officials believe it was electrical, Transportation Director Dave Fontaine said. The engine compartment of the 2002 Thomas Freightliner bus that held 75 people and is normally used for runs in the […]
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Committee looks at later school start
PARIS — Members of the SAD 17 Board Curriculum Committee, told the full board at last week’s meeting that they are looking into the effects of a later start time for students. “This is just research. We are not changing bus schedules or start times,” Curriculum Committee Chairman Ann Macro emphasized to the board. “We are […]
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Oxford students ask for more gym time
OXFORD — A group of Oxford Elementary School fourth-grade students are asking for more time for physical education. In letters to the SAD 17 board of directors, the students said they have gone as long as five weeks in a row without gym class because of field trips, holidays and other activities. They usually get 40 […]
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Middle school lacrosse coming to Oxford Hills
PARIS — Lacrosse may soon be coming to Oxford Hills Middle School, thanks to an active group of parent volunteers who received consent to proceed with a lacrosse club from the SAD 17 Board of Directors at Monday night’s regularly scheduled board meeting. “The hockey club started very similar,” said Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal […]