AUGUSTA — Voters overwhelmingly approved a $26.8 million school budget Tuesday. Augusta residents voted 1,133 to 424 in a school budget validation referendum, according to unofficial totals. The budget was previously approved by the Augusta Board of Education and City Council. The budget passed by large margins in all four of the city’s voting wards.
June 2012
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Winslow voters approve school budget
Voters Tuesday approved a $13.4 million school budget for 2012–13, 553-104.
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SOFTBALL: Cony reaches Class A title game
AUGUSTA — Junior Sonja Morse pitched a three-hit shutout and Molly Russell delivered the big blow with an RBI double in the fourth inning to lead the Cony softball team past Brewer 1-0 in the Eastern A championship game Tuesday night.
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BASEBALL: Messalonskee routs Lewiston for Class A East title
Messalonskee won its ninth consecutive game, winning its first regional title in Class A and reaching the state championship game for the first time since 1973, when the Eagles won the Class B crown.
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Worcester beats Hein in House District 57 primary
AUGUSTA — Andrew D. Worcester defeated Michael Hein, 168-134, in the Republican primary race for House District 57 in Augusta, according to unofficial results.
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Addai switches sides in Patriots-Colts rivalry
New Patriots running back Joseph Addai isn’t concerned about switching sides in one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries. “When you get on the field it’s a business thing,” he said.
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Bush enjoys birthday premiere of ’41’
The former president marks his 88th birthday with a red carpet event in Kennebunkport attended by family and former political associates.
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Maine boy flown to hospital after fall from fort
A Bucksport first grader fell 15 feet at Maine’s Fort Knox Historic Site while on a school field trip.