Pre-K back in Tremont’s school budget
Pre-K and two additional teachers for the 2021-22 school year are part of the proposed FY22 school budget for Tremont Consolidated School.
Articles by: Sarah Hinckley
Sarah Hinckley
Sarah Hinckley covers the towns of Southwest Harbor, Tremont and neighboring islands. Send story ideas and information to [email protected]
-
-
Main Street sidewalk saga continues
As of the end of February, the latest estimate to upgrade a portion of the Main Street sidewalk was $1.6 million. That amount is $400,000 more than last year’s estimate, according to an update given by interim town manager Dana Reed during the Feb. 23 Board of Selectmen meeting.
-
Pre-K, additional teacher and windows increase budget
With the additional items of a pre-K program, window replacements for each stairwell and a new fifth-grade teacher position, the proposed FY22 budget for Pemetic Elementary School is expected to increase by 3.64 percent.
-
Emergency calls to police rose in 2020
Emergency calls to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office in 2020 were up 1,300 over those in 2019. “This year was an unusual year,” said Chief Deputy Patrick Kane in a conversation with the Islander this week regarding the numbers from last year. “It’s really kind of across the board, in every area, calls for service are up.”
-
It’s tree-tapping time on the island
On Sunday, a slew of people from around Mount Desert Island and neighboring towns were out trudging through the woods with tools, buckets and taps to start collecting sap. Pine Heath Road resident Rob Krieg, with the help of his children Gabriel and Mae, was one of them.
-
Southwest Harbor navigates staff changes
There have been a lot of changes at the Southwest Harbor Town Office in the last couple of months that are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
-
Marijuana retail store application moves forward
As they continue to work out the procedural details of granting a local license to operate a marijuana retail store, members of the Southwest Harbor Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed on Tuesday night that the first application to go before the town was complete.
-
Campground going bigger on Tremont Road
Owners of Acadia Wilderness Lodge are applying to build what looks to be the largest campground on the ‘quietside’ of Mount Desert Island on a 42-acre parcel off Tremont Road.
-
Ms. Susan is ready for the next chapter
Without a clear idea of when her next opportunity will be to host an in-person tea party or to read aloud for Toddler Story Hour, children’s librarian Susan Plimpton has decided to retire after nearly a quarter of a century at the Southwest Harbor Public Library.
-
Sidewalk work might move forward
It has been four years since the idea of reconstructing a portion of Southwest Harbor’s Main Street sidewalk was first brought to selectmen by then Town Manager Don Lagrange.