January 28, 2009: Aftermath
- Five-town voters reject school consolidation, Stephen Betts, Herald Gazette
- Midcoast voters reject school plan, Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News
- [Madison, Brighton Plantation, Starks, Athens, Bingham, Moscow] School plan 'dead', Doug Harlow, Morning Sentinel
- [Maranacook, Winthrop, Fayette] Merger proposal shot down, Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal
- Rangeley turns down merger with SAD 44, Eileen M. Adams, Sun Journal
- [Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls] Voters reject SAD 36 merger, Donna M. Perry, Sun Journal
- Consolidation Consternation, Rich Hewitt, Bangor Daily News
- Allagash votes down alternative school plan, Julia Bayly, Bangor Daily News
- Lincoln-Lee, Katahdin efforts fail, Nick Sambides Jr., Bangor Daily News
- SADS 4, 46, Harmony Willimantic vote no, Bangor Daily News
- SAD 68 backs plan, but partners all say no, Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News
- Old Town, Alton, Bradley decide to form RSU 16, Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News
- [Brewer, Orrington, Dedham, Holden, Airline CSD] 10 towns shoot down RSU 15 consolidation, Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News
- Bucksport consolidation OK'd, Blue Hill fails, Rich Hewitt, Bangor Daily News
- [Madison] SAD 59 voters reject plan for regional school unit, Bangor Daily News, Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News
- Union 74 And Jefferson Approve AOS, Union 49 Declines It, Emily Elliott, Lincoln County News
- Caribou area OKs, Fort Fairfield area rejects RSU plan, Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News
- Legislators Faced with Raft of School Reorganization Bills, Will Tuell, Downeast Coastal Press
... “I think there'll be an appetite in the Legislature to revisit the whole issue of penalties,” [Senator Raye] said, “now that the law is in place and we are seeing how it's playing out across the state. I think there's a growing sense of discomfort even among those legislators who supported the law, with the impact of penalties. I think that bill will have some legs.”
- Down East panel wants further AOS study, Steve Colhoun, Bangor Daily News
- Pittsfield, Madison schools may try partnering again, Scott Monroe, Morning Sentinel
- Voters reject 14 out of 18 plans, Maine School Management Association
- Voters weigh in on 18 reorganization votes, DoE press release
- School Consolidation Votes Bring Mixed Results, Maine Public Radio
- RSU Plans Rejected in Vote, WCSH6
- By Brian Hubbell at 01/27/2009 - 23:47
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