11/13/2008
from the Kennebec Journal
Rep. Pingree hears varied proposals for health-care solutions
HALLOWELL Fire that cut communications labeled arson
MONMOUTH Police defended after slim budget rejection
State's schools chief to parley
Wasser will lead newsrooms at KJ, Sentinel and in Portland
BRIEFS
Hockey still in picture for Harrington
Portland boxer to face legend's son
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from the Morning Sentinel
$1.3 MILLION FOR HEALTHREACH
Families Matter grows to meet special needs
Chellie Pingree listens to ideas on health care reform
FARMINGTON Rain alters plans for 4th of July
District regroups after budget failure
Vote on county budget hits snag
Burnham driver wins checkered flag at 2 tracks on same day
Maine boxer gets unique opportunity
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from the Morning Sentinel
Fayette, Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield, Wayne and Winthrop school boards voted Wednesday night to send a 32-page plan laying out merger details to the state.
The six towns' residents will have their chance to vote on it in a referendum Jan. 27, 2009.
All but one of the seven board votes at Wednesday's meeting were unanimous. Winthrop's board voted 3-1 to submit the plan, with member Joseph Pietroski dissenting.
"I think it's important that we have time to flesh out where the savings are," he said.
Submitting the merger plan caps 18 months of planning the new district. The work paused for much of the summer, as the towns' school boards debated whether to adopt an alternative structure or stick with the conventional regional-school-unit design.
Planners ultimately abandoned the alternative structure, but the final plan addresses the points that drew some to that design.
The proposal allows towns to maintain local school boards. It also lays out a lengthy process -- two years minimum -- before a school can be closed.




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