Dixfield-based school district librarians, directors speak against book rating suggestion

Director Liz Kelly of Dixfield asked about adopting questioned the board at their June 13 meeting regarding their interest in “looking into a rating system for materials in our library.”

Canton residents to decide on $1.2 million budget Tuesday

The spending plan is $1,171 less than this fiscal year that ends Friday.

Dixfield-based school district to continue Civil Rights Committee this fall

The Civil Rights Committee of RSU 56 includes Civil Rights Teams at Dirigo High School, T.W. Kelly Middle School in Dixfield and Dirigo Elementary School in Peru.

RSU 56 voters approve budget and bus garage construction

Voters from Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru also approved building a new $1.1 million bus garage by a vote of 348-177.

Canton selectmen postpone town meeting to wait for audit

Vice chairwoman says 2021-22 financial accounting not finished.

Dixfield-based district approves money to keep high school soccer

RSU 56 hearing for a new bus garage set for May 23 budget meeting

The district has $500,000 in a capital reserve account for the new bus garage, and voters will be asked at the June 14 referendum if they want to spend an additional $600,000-plus for the project, Superintendent Pam Doyen said at board of directors’ meeting in March.

Dirigo senior lives by motto ‘seek discomfort’

Grad Tidings: When Dirigo High School's salutatorian Abigail Therriault wants to learn something, she's going to learn it.

Coach, parent ask for return of soccer at Dirigo High School next year

The soccer program was one cut made by the RSU 56 board of directors at their April 11 meeting to reach their proposed $13.55 million budget for the 2023-24 school year.

Dixfield-based district rescinds vote to build private bathroom stalls

The private stalls would have been built with a $214,750 state loan from the Maine Department of Education.