Augusta City Council candidate switches from council to school board post

Chris Clarke will run as a write-in candidate for the school board rather than take on an incumbent council member.

Augusta superintendent gets new three-year contract

RSU 9 eyes October dates for next round of budget negotiations

A third budget — cut by $1 million by residents at a meeting — failed at the polls, sending the school board back to the drawing board.

Fayette seeking part-time school superintendent

Jim Hodgkin resigned after taking an interim post in the midcoast.

Voters reject, for third time, RSU 9 school budget proposal

Some residents at the polls in Farmington said they rejected the $32.7 million budget because the cuts to the budget were too steep, while others bemoaned proposed spending.

Winslow to hold public hearings on proposed $10M school renovation bond

The meetings, tentatively planned for Oct. 10 and 30, will seek to provide clarity after contentious debates.

Hissing cockroaches and tarantulas in Augusta? Museum offers hands-on learning

The annual event at the Maine State Museum featured 24 presenters showing off live insects, pulling children away from computers, tablets and the internet.

ProPublica’s Alec MacGillis to get Colby’s Lovejoy Award

MacGillis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, will give the Lovejoy address Oct. 2 and receive an honorary doctorate from the college.

RSU 9 students, parents, residents rally against cuts to budget

Voter turnout in the ten towns that make up the district is expected to be heavy Tuesday.

Burnham boy raises money for hurricane victims

Dillon Whitney, 10, collected donations at a lemonade stand to give to the American Red Cross.