News
Citizens
plead with Council
Pleas fall on deaf ears
Gray-The natives spoke for three hours Tuesday night
at the regular Council meeting, and if their comments
are any indication, they are restless. At their last
Council meeting on April 5, the Council had approved
extending by one year the Manager's contract. It was
due for renewal in 2006 ... more
SAD
15 High School proposed budget information
Written by and provided by SAD15 Administration
The
projected enrollment at the high school is estimated
at 771 students. Our budget goal for the 05-06 school
year will be to continue our plan of increasing teaching
and learning opportunities while supporting instructional
resources for teachers. more
New Gloucester News Briefs
-- New Gloucester Fairground Update
-- New
Gloucester Animal Complaints
-- Roadside Clean-Up in NG...more
Commentary
State Budget woes: woe to you and me that is
By Rep. Susan Austin
With
the Budget passed, Maine will borrow $447 million
this year. We aren't borrowing this money to build
schools or an East/West Highway. I told my elementary
teacher, Mrs. Lucille Stampon who is a valued constituent,
"we're taking out a loan so you and I can have
supper!" In other words, just to pay for ordinary
expenses over the next two years. more
The
Healing power of art
Artistic expression has long been acknowledged to
have a part in helping to heal emotional and even
physical problems. The practice has included not only
visual art but writing, dance and drama. Participation
in the making of visual art provides benefits not
just for an artist, but also for the rest of the population.
It is currently being used to good effect in clinical
settings such as local hospitals. more
Outrunning
Leukemia
Area woman helps raise funds
Former New Gloucester resident Laurel Munsell is well
on her way to becoming a marathoner. Her goal to run
26.2 miles on June 18 is something more of a mission.
She is taking on the Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage,
Alaska as a fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society. more
