Brewer OKs new $29M school budget

Brewer OKs new $29M school budget

The Brewer School Department’s new $29.5 million budget is more than $923,000, or 3.2 percent, more than last year’s, mostly due to increases to staff salaries and benefits. The Brewer school committee on Monday gave second and final approval of the new budget that will support the school department through fiscal year 2026, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026. The committee’s final approval came roughly a month after the group initi…