A front-page story on school funding Wednesday incorrectly said state lawmakers had approved a bill that sets out a timetable for a transition to an essential-programs-and-services funding model. Instead, lawmakers included money in the state budget to continue implementation without a timetable.

Because of an editing error, a story in some editions Thursday on the East Machias planning board’s denial of a permit to the Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission said East Machias does not have a state-approved comprehensive plan. The town has a state-approved comprehensive plan.

The name of a spokesman for ISO-New England was misspelled in a story Wednesday. It is Craig Kazin.

In Thursday’s Style section, a photo caption accompanying a story about the National Folk Festival misidentified Joseph Wilson, executive director of the National Council for the Traditional Arts, as East Lansing, Mich., Mayor Mark Meadows. The NEWS regrets the error.

Former Stearns High School football coach Tom Bertrand’s win-loss record with Stearns was listed incorrectly in Wednesday’s paper. His three-year record is 31-3.