Newfields News

Tonight the Cooperative School Board will host a public interview with Sean Kiley, the finalist for the Exeter High School principal job.

Pietlicki said she spent most of the past week absorbing the change. She was surprised, she said, at the issues brought out in the meeting.

Trustee Kimberly Crisp said in a phone call, "She resigned. I have no further comment." Trustee Win Fream confirmed that Pietlicki had resigned, and said it was a personnel matter.

A 2.09 percent increase in the Exeter Region Cooperative School District proposed budget and warrant articles for the 2012 warrant could raise taxes as much as 68 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value in one community.

The Newfields School Board will present a working budget of $2,096,159.17 at the Feb.