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The $1.15 million budget was driven up this year by the possibility of withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.

ART MAYERS, News Contributor Gary Blau shows a flier he designed for selectmen. ART MAYERS/Wiscasset Newspaper Flier posted at the Dresden Take Out entrance. Art Mayers/Wiscasset Newspaper Dresden selectmen Gerald Lilly and John Rzasa voted Tuesday night, May 25 to reactivate the committee that studied withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2. Selectman Alan Moeller was absent. Selectmen have also commissioned a poster opposing the RSU 2 school budget. Resident Gary Blau said he volunteered to c...

Common Road residents Patty Stewart Parker and Justin Parker. ART MAYERS/Wiscasset Newspaper New Bridge Academy Librarian Amalia Farel. ART MAYERS/Wiscasset Newspaper A popular walking trail in Dresden has been temporarily closed due to problems with unleashed dogs. Trail developer Dave Probert said the loop trail near Pownalborough Court House has consistently had problems with dog owners failing to follow leash rules. “The signs were thrown into the bushes,” Probert told selectmen at the ...

increase font size Town officials rallying against proposed increase in Regional School Unit 2 budget The budget for next year is $32.61 million, a 3.32% increase from last years budget, and municipal officials are voicing opposition to the spending plan head of a district-wide vote. Share The Monmouth Select Board met Wednesday night and discussed the impact RSU 2’s $32.61 million budget would have on the town next year. Monmouth is seeing a 9.5% increase to the town allocation. Via Zoom....

ART MAYERS, News Contributor Wed, 04/14/2021 - 7:45pm Upset by the prospect of a proposed 8.8 percent increase in school taxes, Dresden selectmen and some residents Tuesday, April 13 raised the prospect of rejecting the proposed Regional School Unit 2 budget or withdawing from the district. “ We can vote it down,” said board member Allan Moeller. He recited the $186,400 increase selectmen learned of in a Zoom meeting the RSU 2 School Committee held the previous evening. “They n...

SARAH WHITFIELD News Contributor Thu, 12/24/2020 - 7:30am Dresden selectmen on Tuesday, Dec. 22 discussed the performance of the town’s snowplowing firm, Seabreeze. According to information Town Administrator Michael Faass provided, there were minor issues with four complaints over the last large snowstorm, but “nothing of serious note.” The board voted to release the December payment. Due to difficulties with an HDMI cable, the board was unable to carry the meeting on Zoom. A...