By AIMEE DOLLOFF; OF THE NEWS STAFF HAMPDEN - The senior class at Hampden Academy got quite a surprise recently when academy alumnus and "Dancing with the Stars" producer Daniel Martin sent them items autographed by contestants on the show to auction off during the students' TV show spinoff Project Graduation fundraiser, "Dancing Like the Stars.""We never asked him," Project Graduation co-coordinator Georgianna Piete said.

By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF HAMPDEN - Department of Education auditors recently confirmed that SAD 22 met budgetary requirements, excusing the district from consolidation.

By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF HAMPDEN - As school districts across the state hustle to submit letters of intent to meet state-mandated consolidation deadlines, SAD 22 found itself exempt from the reorganization because of high test scores and low budget figures.

By Toni-Lynn Robbins, Bangor Daily News, Maine Aug. 22--HAMPDEN, Maine -- As school districts across the state hustle to submit letters of intent to meet state-mandated consolidation deadlines, SAD 22 found itself exempt from the reorganization because of high test scores and low budget figures.

By Toni-Lynn Robbins, Bangor Daily News, Maine Jun. 5--The proposed 2007-2008 SAD 22 budget rose by almost $1 million compared to last year, but district taxpayers will see only a 0.6 percent increase.