SAD 6 nomination papers due Nomination papers for five, at-large seats in School Administrative District 6 must be filed by 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, with registrars of voters in the district’s five towns to certify the signatures where they were collected. Candidates are also responsible for delivering certified papers by 4 p.m. Thursday, March […]
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Buxton Notes: March 3
Nomination papers available for select board Nomination papers for two three-year terms on the Select Board will become available Monday, March 7, in the office of Town Clerk John Myers, Buxton Town Hall, 185 Portland Road. The incumbents are Chairperson Thomas Peters and board member Mark Blier. Both were elected in 2019 in a six-way […]
Tradition or relic? School snow days face an uncertain future
Snow days are a beloved tradition, but are they needed in the age of remote learning? Maine school districts have come to different conclusions.
Buxton Notes: Nov. 4
Public comment sought in search for new SAD 6 superintendent Maine School Management Association, which is overseeing the search for the next superintendent in School Administrative District 6, will hear public comment during an in-person forum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the cafeteria at Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis Trail, Buxton. The […]
Bonny Eagle launches search for new superintendent
SAD 6 is launching a state and national search to replace Paul Penna, who is retiring in June.
Local schools wrestle with lingering staffing shortages
Gorham, Westbrook and Bonny Eagle districts are dealing with vacancies that are not simply caused by the pandemic.
Lakes Region June 8 election roundup
Voters took to the polls Tuesday to elect local officials and vote on municipal and school budgets.
Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
Over objections, SAD 6 board urges state to ease up on reopening guidelines
The Bonny Eagle School District Board of Directors has passed a resolution that claims the state guidelines for returning to full-time, in-person instruction poses an “unreasonable barrier to reopening.”