ELLSWORTH — The proposed preliminary budget for Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) is $30.6 million, down 5.5 percent from the prior year.

ELLSWORTH — A Department of Marine Resources (DMR) requirement that the city of Ellsworth stock more Union River alewives in Leonard and Graham lakes could further tighten the supply of lobster bait.

ELLSWORTH — A recorded jailhouse phone call between a father and son led to their convictions for falsely accusing a Maine State Police sergeant of stealing money.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education will host five meetings throughout Maine to seek input as it develops Maine’s blueprint for education reform and its application for $75 million or more of federal funds under the Race to the Top initiative.