I post this story because I think this may be the first time the word “nightmarish” has shown up in the newspapers in a story about current efforts to consolidate Maine’s school districts. To hear the Department of Education tell it, all is going well as the regional committees begin work developing the Regional School Units. Every day is another quote from someone at the Department talking about how excited they are that everyone seems to be moving forward.
This excerpt from the Lincoln County News story tells a different tale:
School board member David Howell said the “merger