Brunswick School Board

Nomination papers available for Brunswick council, school board

BRUNSWICK — Nomination papers are now available for the Town Council and School Board. Districts 1, 2 and 6 on both boards are up for election Nov. 2. Papers can be obtained at the Town Clerk's office on Federal Street. Interested candidates must obtain 25 signatures and turn ...

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Friday, August 6, 2010
Brunswick School Board weighs new proposal to save freshman sports

BRUNSWICK — With parents and coaches still simmering from the School Board's decision to cut freshman sports from its fiscal 2011 budget, coaches and the high school athletic director have drafted a proposal to retain as many sub-varsity sports as possible. Meanwhile, the board's

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Brunswick residents blast freshman sports school budget cut

BRUNSWICK — Coaches and parents stunned by the School Board's May 12 decision to ax freshman sports vented their frustration to the Town Council on Monday, potentially adding a late hurdle to a budget process that seemed to be in the home stretch. Until Monday, the majority of the co...

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 4:50 pm
Brunswick teachers accept wage freeze, keep step increases

BRUNSWICK — The School Department and the teachers union on Thursday agreed to a two-year contract that includes a one-year wage freeze and a two-year moratorium on district-paid coursework. The two-year agreement paved the way for a $32.8 million spending plan for fiscal 2011. The p...

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Friday, May 7, 2010 at 10:40 am
Brunswick schools ready to adopt budget, await word on concessions from teachers

BRUNSWICK — With final details of a new teachers contract unsettled, the Brunswick School Board is preparing to adopt a $32.8 million spending plan. The budget represents a 2.13 percent decrease from current spending, but still represents a 1 percent increase to the town's property t...

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Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7:50 am
Brunswick School Board quietly elects new chairwoman

BRUNSWICK — The School Board elected a new chairman on Wednesday, two weeks after voting to remove Byron Watson from the leadership po...

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Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:50 am
Ousted Brunswick School Board chairman claims 'gross double standard'

BRUNSWICK — A war of words between former School Board Chairman Byron Watson and a member of the state's Legislative delegation escalated this week, just days after the board stripped Watson of his leadership role. The board's 6-3 vote came during a heated March 10 meeting, where Wat...

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Brunswick School Board strips Watson of leadership over e-mail to Pingree, 'angry' comments

BRUNSWICK — During an emotionally charged meeting that pushed budget deliberations to the periphery, the School Board on Wednesday removed Byron Watson as chairman. Watson, who has publicly criticized the town's state legislators and recently sent what some said was an inappropriate and ... 2

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:10 am
Legislators to Brunswick school officials: Prepare for the worst

BRUNSWICK — The School Board met with the town's legislative delegation Feb. 25, a week after the board's chairman blamed the contingent for doing too little to curb an estimated $2.8 million cut in state aid. The work session was scheduled to discuss ways to deal with the projected ...

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Brunswick School Board chairman, legislators spar over aid cuts, e-mail remarks

BRUNSWICK — The School Board chairman and members of the town's legislative delegation are feuding over a proposed $3 million slash in state e...

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010