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Regional School Unit 1 officials are considering starting the school day for students in grades 6-12 around 8:30 a.m., about an hour later than current start times.

Authorities said Allan Thomas Vigil, of Bath, set a fire in June 2022 that burned down more than half of the Dike Newell School, rendering it unusable.

Authorities said Allan Thomas Vigil, of Bath, set a fire in June 2022 that burned down more than half of the Dike Newell School, rendering it unusable.

The Dike Newell School was heavily damaged in a fire last year.

The 21-year-old from Topsham shoots a tournament record 13 under at Samoset Resort in Rockland.

A state Board of Education committee declined to recommend emergency funding to rebuild the Dike Newell School.

Bath-area school officials prefer to build a new school that would combine students from the burned-down Dike Newell School and another elementary school.

Rural Bath residents want to build a $1.6 million fiber-optic network to connect 500 homes and businesses.

Brunswick public schools and Regional School Unit 1 are among dozens of school districts across the state that were underfunded by $42 million.

The Regional School Unit 1 budget would increase the tax burden from Bath, Arrowsic, Phippsburg and Woolwich by a combined 3.54%, lower than surrounding districts.