Bangor Daily News
Hampden school district given deadline to spend $2M of surplus
Like many schools in the area, RSU 22’s budget has grown in recent years, but the district is one of the few able to use millions of dollars to offset how much taxpayers contribute to the school.
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6mAcadia tourists keep building rock cairns faster than stewards can dismantle them
Critics of the rock stacks say they run counter to the ‘leave no trace’ principle, and they can cause erosion and confuse hikers who mistake them for trail markers.
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1mPoll numbers
Trump poll numbers.
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2mLetter: Mental health care must be a priority in the November election
“People seeking mental health care are too often met with long waits and too few providers. The consequences can be devastating.”
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4mBucksport eyes new developer for long-vacant lot where project failed to materialize
It’s another chapter in efforts to increase economic activity in Bucksport post-paper mill and increase the town’s available housing amid a statewide shortage.
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4mThank you, public educators
“Every day, teachers in public schools welcome, care for, accommodate, and teach students who may have very few financial and social resources outside of school, who may have just moved to the school community from another country and don’t speak English as their first language.”