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Statewide assembly to discuss Maine education priorities, inform future policymakers USM and the Maine Education Policy Research Institute are seeking four volunteers from each county for the June event. The deadline to sign up is May 10.
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Statewide assembly to discuss Maine education priorities, inform future policymakers

USM and the Maine Education Policy Research Institute are seeking four volunteers from each county for the June event. The deadline to sign up is May 10. May 09, 2026 By Charley DiAdamo/Maine Monitor MAINE—Organizers are seeking volunteers for the first‑of‑its‑kind Maine Citizens’ Assembly on Education Priorities, a new statewide effort to gather public input on learning opportunities and the future of the state’s schools. The event, … Continue reading Statewide assembly to discuss Maine education priorities, inform future policymakers

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A Summer of Planning Ahead for Safety at New Conners Emerson School. School Leaders Hope Safety Planning Conversations Continue to Move Forward.
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A Summer of Planning Ahead for Safety at New Conners Emerson School.

School Leaders Hope Safety Planning Conversations Continue to Move Forward. Carrie Jones May 07, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. BAR HARBOR—As the Conners Emerson School prepares for a brand-new school building next year, Principal Dr. Heather Weir Webster thinks it’s a perfect time to think and plan about school safety. That thought, she told School Board members, … Continue reading A Summer of Planning Ahead for Safety at New Conners Emerson School.

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Was Real at MDI High School Call Linked to Nationwide Hoaxes Triggers Lockdown and Raises Communication Questions
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“I Thought That Today I Might Die.” The Lockdown Was a Hoax, but For Many the Fear Was Real at MDI High School

Call Linked to Nationwide Hoaxes Triggers Lockdown and Raises Communication Questions Carrie Jones Apr 04, 2026 BAR HARBOR—Though Friday’s lockdown of the Mount Desert Island High School turned out to be a hoax, for many of the students and faculty, the staff and the parents, it still had emotional and psychological impacts. The school is not alone. According to Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Police Chief David … Continue reading “I Thought That Today I Might Die.” The Lockdown Was a Hoax, but For Many the Fear Was Real at MDI High School

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MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know. Public Meeting Will Decide $19.6M MDI High School Budget.
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MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know.

Public Meeting Will Decide $19.6M MDI High School Budget. Shaun Farrar Mar 31, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—Local school budgets make up a large portion of the town budgets for all four towns on Mount Desert Island. Every year, these budgets are proposed and then scrutinized by warrant committees and select boards/councils before being approved … Continue reading MDI High School Budget Vote April 1: What Residents Need to Know.

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Salt Bids and Big-Picture Goals League of Towns May Look to Clarify Mission Across MDI Region
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Salt Bids and Big-Picture Goals

League of Towns May Look to Clarify Mission Across MDI Region Carrie Jones Feb 27, 2026 TRENTON—In a quick meeting, February 24, administrators from multiple Mount Desert Island region towns and Ellsworth and Acadia National Park met at the Trenton Town Office building. It’s typically a monthly meeting. The group, known as the League of Towns, has been looking to creating and maintaining regional collaborative … Continue reading Salt Bids and Big-Picture Goals

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Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization. Reorganization Vote Could Mean Overtime, Extra Ballot Machines.
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Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization.

Reorganization Vote Could Mean Overtime, Extra Ballot Machines. Shaun Farrar Feb 23, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. ACADIA REGION—At its February 17 meeting, the Trenton Select Board was asked to choose when to hold its town’s vote for the possible reorganization of AOS 91. The two choices would be the town’s annual town meeting, which is … Continue reading Superintendent Says Single Voting Day Protects Fairness in School Reorganization.

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Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move
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Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move

Carrie Jones Jan 30, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. BAR HARBOR—The town’s warrant committee and town council met January 27 for the second of many joint budget workshops, this time focusing on the town’s school budget. “In creating this budget we were very sensitive to the fact that we were building a new school that was costing the … Continue reading Bar Harbor Officials Weigh School Budget Pressures Ahead of New Building Move

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AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting Six additional voters showed up this year for a total of 32
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AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting

Six additional voters showed up this year for a total of 32 Shaun Farrar Jan 22, 2026 BAR HARBOR—With a proposed, and now approved budget, of $3,645,620 the AOS 91 budget has increased by 7.25% over last year. That increase is modest compared to last year’s FY 2025/26 increase of 22.98% and lower than the 9.19% increase of FY 2024/25. Historically, the annual process of … Continue reading AOS 91 Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Approved at Annual Public Budget Meeting

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Tremont School Committee Unanimously Approves School Resource Officer Also makes decision to submit original proposed budget to select board
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Tremont School Committee Unanimously Approves School Resource Officer

Also makes decision to submit original proposed budget to select board Shaun Farrar Jan 21, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. TREMONT—After months of discussion and comments made by school staff, parents, and town officials, the Tremont School Committee unanimously approved the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Southwest Harbor Police Department for a school resource officer (SRO), 5-0. A … Continue reading Tremont School Committee Unanimously Approves School Resource Officer

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AOS 91 Budget Would Increase Central Office Spending by 7.25% Residents from eight towns who attend on Wednesday will vote on a $3.6 million AOS 91 budget already approved by AOS board.
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AOS 91 Budget Would Increase Central Office Spending by 7.25%

Residents from eight towns who attend on Wednesday will vote on a $3.6 million AOS 91 budget already approved by AOS board. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jan 18, 2026 BAR HARBOR—This Wednesday, the public has a chance to vote on the AOS 91 budget, which impacts the budgets of all the area schools and therefore all the area taxpayers. This year that total budget increases to … Continue reading AOS 91 Budget Would Increase Central Office Spending by 7.25%

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