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2010

Lubec to vote on closing of its high school

Lubec residents will vote whether to close Lubec High School or keep it open in a referendum on June 23. The measure, which has already divided the town, was forced by a recent school board vote to close the high school and, in turn, let the people decide the school's eventual fate.

2010

Eleven school boards eye AOS partnership to avoid penalties

Ten town and city school boards belonging to school unions 104 and 106 and MSAD 19 voted in favor of partnering to form an alternative organizational structure (AOS) at a meeting held in Eastport on April 8.

2010

Schools tackling tough budget decisions

Possible cuts in the Eastport school system because of a significant drop in revenue led to a healthy turnout of school staff, city councillors and city budget committee members at the April 6 Eastport School Committee meeting. Superintendent Terry Lux told those attending that the loss in revenue this year,

2010

Schools tackling tough budget decisions

About 200 people crowded the Lubec Consolidated School cafeteria on March 30 for a community discussion and controversy they have heard before: Close the high school, or keep it open.

2010

Machias area towns to vote on AOS plan

An 11-town informational meeting in East Machias on Tuesday evening, March 9, about school reorganization ended with a vote that sets the course for area towns' compliance with the much debated, state-mandated consolidation law.

2010

County schools face $4.3 million loss in subsidy

Preliminary state subsidy figures released by the Department of Education show that Washington County school districts are the hardest hit in the state by a $90 million state funding reduction.

2010

Bleak financial picture painted for area schools

More bleak financial news was given to the Eastport School Committee at its January 5 meeting, as Superintendent Terry Lux informed the board about imminent curtailments in state subsidies.