Susan McMillan

Staff Writer

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Published
April 5, 2012

RSU 2 wants to hear from voters on closing budget gap

HALLOWELL — Regional School Unit 2 officials want to know whether district residents will tolerate a tax increase and what programs to protect as they seek to close a $1.4 million budget gap.
Published
April 2, 2012

Society offers true medieval brewing lessons

AUGUSTA — Before the classes began, the badge of the East Kingdom Brewers’ Guild was unfurled, a creation in black-and-yellow linen.
Published
April 2, 2012

RSU 11 budget may be flat, possibly cut

GARDINER — Despite reductions in state and federal funding, Regional School Unit 11’s new budget could decrease or keep taxes essentially flat for three of its four towns.
Published
April 1, 2012

Monday’s UMA future forum to discuss ‘creative economy’

AUGUSTA — A day of discussion at the University of Maine at Augusta on Monday will focus on the contributions of the “creative economy” to Maine’s economic and cultural vibrance.
Published
April 1, 2012

Middle Ages come alive

AUGUSTA — Before the classes began, the badge of the East Kingdom Brewers’ Guild was unfurled, a creation in black-and-yellow linen.
Published
March 27, 2012

Owner of dog involved in death of poodle cited

HALLOWELL — Police have issued a summons to the owner of a dog that fatally attacked another dog last week.
Published
March 26, 2012

Does the new system work? Some are sold; some are skeptical

School districts on the leading edge of proficiency-based education are still in the midst of change.
Published
March 26, 2012

Rushed or cautious?

Farmingdale father Tom Lynch thinks his daughters’ schools can serve as an example for other districts considering proficiency-based education. That example, however, reveals both positives and negatives, he said.
Published
March 26, 2012

Data on new system limited

School districts on the leading edge of proficiency-based education are still in the midst of change.
Published
March 26, 2012

Rushed or cautious?

Farmingdale father Tom Lynch thinks his daughters’ schools can serve as an example for other districts considering proficiency-based education. That example, however, reveals both positives and negatives, he said.