Authorities said Allan Thomas Vigil, of Bath, set a fire in June 2022 that burned down more than half of the Dike Newell School, rendering it unusable.
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No emergency aid for burned-down Bath elementary school this year
The Dike Newell School was heavily damaged in a fire last year.
Midcoast Youth Center becomes new home to student mentorship program
In collaboration with the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, Bath’s Midcoast Youth Center will take over a student mentoring program in September.
Emergency state aid for Bath elementary school damaged in fire unlikely this year
A state Board of Education committee declined to recommend emergency funding to rebuild the Dike Newell School.
State board could soon determine future of burned Bath elementary school
Bath-area school officials prefer to build a new school that would combine students from the burned-down Dike Newell School and another elementary school.
Voters approve $47 million Bath-area school budget
Voters in Bath, Woolwich, Phippsburg and Arrowsic approved the budget, which will have about a 3.5% property tax impact.
$41.7M Bath-area school budget up for vote Tuesday
Voters in Bath, Woolwich, Phippsburg and Arrowsic will decide whether to approve the school district budget.
Bath property taxes set to rise 4% after budget passage
Property taxes for a home valued at $300,000 in Bath would increase about $250.
$41.7 million Bath-area school budget keeps taxes in check
Voters approved the Regional School Unit 1 budget, which reduces the school portion of property taxes by a combined 0.3%.
More funding for local school districts after state finds $42 million error
Brunswick public schools and Regional School Unit 1 are among dozens of school districts across the state that were underfunded by $42 million.