Closure of Eddington Elementary School likely to go to voters

RSU 63 schoolboard votes to close Eddington Elementary, the first chapter in a lengthy process

EDDINGTON -- With just 116 pre-K to first graders attending classes at the Eddington Elementary school, and around 12 full-time teachers to instruct them, the RSU 63 school board is concerned that keeping classrooms open is costing taxpayers more in…

Closure of Eddington Elementary School likely to go to voters

The school board that oversees Holden, Eddington and Clifton approved the first step to close the Eddington Elementary School on Tuesday. Reports conducted by the board’s Advisory Committee of Efficiency said the school is “unnecessary or unprofitable to maintain.” Tuesday’s vote needed two-thirds of the Regional School Unit 63 Board of Directors to approve the closure before voters in Holden, Eddington and Clifton could weigh in on the issue. T…