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$18.2M RSU 24 budget drafted SULLIVAN — The Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Budget and Finance Committee unanimously approved April 7 presenting its recommended budget for the 2021-22 year to the district’s board of directors at the board’s May 4 meeting.  The budget, totaling $18,245,701, represents an increase of 5 percent from the current budget. The bulk of the increase is due to the debt service from the construction of the new Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus, the grades-6-throug...

RSU 24 Board approves 2 percent salary increase for superintendent SULLIVAN — The Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Board of Directors voted unanimously at its regular meeting Monday to raise Superintendent Michael Eastman’s salary by 2 percent for the 2021-22 school year following discussion in executive session.  According to the district’s 2020-21 adopted budget, Eastman’s current salary is $114,330. In other financial news, School Board member Keith Goldfarb gave an update on the di...

Today, on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the launch of a brand-new online training module, Gender Equality and Migration, developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women. This module helps learners understand how gender shapes every stage of the migrant journey, and why gender equality matters in migration.

English News and Press Release on World about Protection and Human Rights; published on 08 Mar 2021 by IOM and UN Women

British Columbias COVID-19 numbers have once again risen. In a written statement this afternoon (March 3), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said 542 cases of the virus were detected during the past 24 hours, bringing the grand total to 75,819.  Of the new cases, Northern Health recorded 44, bringing the authority total to 4,686 since the virus hit the region on March 14, 2020. Officials announced seven more deaths linked to the virus today, bringing t...

COVID-19 cases in B.C. still remain high. In an on-camera briefing this afternoon (Feb. 19), Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reka Gustafson said another 508 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours for a grand provincial total of 75,835. Of those, Northern Health detected 25 new infections for an updated authority total of 4,252. NEW - In an on camera briefing, Dr. Réka Gustafson announces another 508 COVID-19 cases detected in B.C. during the past day #bcpoli#bced#COVIDBC#COVI...

Fundraising efforts for the new Charles M. Sumner Learning Campus got a $25,000 boost from Maine Savings Federal Credit Union.  “We feel honored and blessed to have received the contributions from Maine Savings,” Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Superintendent Michael Eastman told The American. “We are hopeful that we can continue to raise the important funds necessary to provide our students with all that goes with a brand-new facility. Our students are deserving of this beautiful facil...

Northern Health continues to see large impacts from COVID-19.  In a written statement this afternoon (Jan. 20), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 500 new cases discovered in the past day in B.C., which brings the total to 62,412.  Of those, Northern Health recorded 35 more infections for an updated authority total of 2,978.  Health officials also announced 14 more people in B.C. have died from the virus, which brings the fatality rate to 1,104. One of those new deaths t...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.s Provincial Health Officer. / Flickr/Province of B.C. The curve is trending in the right direction, but B.C.s COVID-19 death toll remains concerning for health officials. Today (Jan. 18), Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 31 people that died from the virus since Friday (Jan. 15), four of which were in the north, rising the regional death toll to 52 since the pandemic began last year. Across B.C., 1,078 people have succumbed to COVID-19 and there have be...

RSU 24 School Board talks paid leave, adult ed SULLIVAN — At a Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) Board of Directors meeting via Zoom last Tuesday night, Superintendent Mike Eastman informing the board that Maine’s Earn Paid Leave Law went into effect on Jan. 1.  Employees in a workplace with 10 or more employees will earn one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, Eastman recapped. Employees may earn up to 40 hours of paid leave in a designated year. Eastman explained that the distri...