Despite weak turnouts, the $46.5 million School Administrative District 6 budget unofficially passed overall, as of Wednesday. Voters in Buxton, Hollis and Standish supported it while voters in Limington and Frye Island defeated it.

In a squeaker, Buxton voters narrowly passed the school budget by 50 votes, 362-312, while nine other ballots were left blank. Standish approved the school budget 553-383 and Hollis approved it, 360-181. But, Limington rejected the school budget with 45 voters favoring it while 54 said no. Frye Island voters cast three voters in favor and five opposed to the school budget.

–Robert Lowell

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