Dike Newell Elementary School
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Bill would fast-track construction funding for Maine schools hit by disasters
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, who represents Bath, drafted the bill after the city's Dike Newell School was severely damaged by an arsonist.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Bath resident sentenced to 25 years for arson that burned down elementary school
Clair Vigil admitted to setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School last year.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Bath man to be sentenced for elementary school arson
Allan Thomas Vigil told police he broke into the Dike Newell School and set it on fire in June 2022, rendering it uninhabitable. His lawyer said he has a history of developmental issues and mental illness.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Accused Bath school arsonist’s plea hearing delayed
Allan Thomas Vigil is accused of setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Man charged in Bath elementary school arson expected to plead guilty
Authorities said Allan Thomas Vigil, of Bath, set a fire in June 2022 that burned down more than half of the Dike Newell School, rendering it unusable.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
No emergency aid for burned-down Bath elementary school this year
The Dike Newell School was heavily damaged in a fire last year.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Emergency state aid for Bath elementary school damaged in fire unlikely this year
A state Board of Education committee declined to recommend emergency funding to rebuild the Dike Newell School.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
State board could soon determine future of burned Bath elementary school
Bath-area school officials prefer to build a new school that would combine students from the burned-down Dike Newell School and another elementary school.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Bath school officials appeal to state for support replacing elementary school destroyed in arson
Bath school officials want to combine the Dike Newell Elementary School and Fisher Mitchell Elementary School into a new school.
