After a failed motion to cut spending increases by over half, the Community School District (CSD) School Board approved a $12,742,897 budget for the 2025 fiscal year, 4-2. Residents will vote on it at an upcoming district meeting and validation.
It’s election time in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor. Boothbay Harbor voters will take to the polls at the town office on Friday, May 3 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to elect town and school officials. The annual town meeting will be held Saturday, May 4.
Boothbay candidates have until March 7 to return nomination papers. So far, no candidate has returned papers with the minimum 25 required signatures. Four incumbents and two newcomers have taken out papers. Incumbent selectmen are Steve Lewis and.
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER
Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler will be AOS 98’s next superintendent. Zoom screenshot
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing Superintendent Keith Laser’s successor the week of April 19.
Kahler has worked at LCS since 2014 and previous experience includes four years as principal at Livermore Elementary School, two years at Trpp Middle School and six years as assistant principal and co-curricular director at Lisbon Elementary School.
“I m still here, so that s a good sign,” Kahler said as AOS 98 board members returned from an executive session. “And you came back, too, so that s a good sign.”