While other central Maine school districts have made their full budgets public, no municipal official in the communities served by Regional School Unit 2 have gotten a copy of its line item spending plan for next school year.
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Monmouth officials, other towns rally against proposed increase in Regional School Unit 2 budget
The budget for next year is $32.61 million, a 3.32% increase from last year’s budget, and municipal officials are voicing opposition to the spending plan head of a districtwide vote.
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In divided vote, Hallowell-area school board chooses monthly early release Fridays for next year
Some members of Regional School Unit 2 board of directors say they oppose the plan because of a ‘flawed’ survey, the second time polling about early release options has been criticized.
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Hallowell-area school board OKs $32.61 million budget
The Regional School Unit 2 school board did not make any changes to the 2021-2022 spending plan that municipalities will vote on June 8.
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Hallowell-area school district not planning further cuts to budget before vote
The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors to decide Thursday on a 2021-2022 spending plan to be sent to voters June 8.
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Municipal officials ask Hallowell-area school board about ‘Plan B’ budget, but the district doesn’t have one
Each of the municipalities served by Regional School Unit 2 — Hallowell, Farmingdale, Dresden, Monmouth and Richmond — is looking at least at a 7% tax increase.
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Hallowell-area school district cuts spending in its budget, but city official says it’s not enough
Regional School Unit 2 was able to trim its budget by nearly $100,000, but towns are still seeing a steep increase in their local shares.
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Hallowell-area school board divided on early release days, plan to continue discussion next week
Regional School Unit 2 will be sending another survey out to parents to gather their input about how they would prefer staff development time be managed.
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Hallowell library to hold community read via Zoom
HALLOWELL — Hubbard Free Library will hold a Zoom community read of “The Plague,” a short 1947 novel by Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1. “The Plague” depicts the French Algerian town of Oran, which is suddenly struck by the bubonic plague. It raises many of the same issues we […]
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Proposed budget has Dresden considering withdrawal from Hallowell-area school district
Dresden is not the only municipality critical of Regional School Unit 2’s proposed spending plan. Farmingdale and Monmouth officials are also questioning how they would pay what the district is asking.