Most of the spending increase comes from a $239,000 tax abatement the city must pay in the upcoming fiscal year to Granite Hill Estates, an apartment and assisted living complex for older adults at 60 Balsam Drive.
Chris Bouchard
Chris is an award-winning journalist from Aroostook County. He has nearly a decade of writing experience, beginning with an internship for the New Maine Times, three years of freelance work, and six years covering central Aroostook with the Bangor Daily News. Chris joined the Kennebec Journal as a staff writer during the summer of 2021. He now covers healthcare, municipal news, and feature stories in the central Maine area.
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Union man, 18, who died in New Jersey beach sand collapse remembered as ‘tech nut’
Levi Caverly, who graduated last year from the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Rockland, was remembered by his father as a faithful and quirky kid who loved to program.
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Litchfield puts project out to bid to repair leaking Woodbury Pond Dam
Town officials will open bids on June 13 during a select board meeting and are hopeful the long-term repairs can be complete by the fall.
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New England actress brings immigrant grandmother to life in one-person play in Augusta
“Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale” covers the life of actor Vicki Summers’ grandmother, a Russian Jewish immigrant who escaped the pogroms and started a new life in America.
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More than 300 walk at UMaine Augusta’s first in-person ceremony since 2019
The event featured an address from diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Anthony James Jr., and the university’s first degrees conferred under its new graduate programs.
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Winthrop concert to benefit children of Ukraine
The show, Banding for Ukraine, is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at van der Brew in Winthrop.
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Litchfield residents petition town to hold vote on animal shelter contract
Residents collected 224 signatures — 173 are required — to have the question included June 18 on the Town Meeting warrant.
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Hallowell officials consider putting fire station renovation question on November election ballot
The city voted in January to keep the nearly 200-year-old former fire station, which currently houses the city’s food pantry, and now say they’d like citizen-backing from a nonbinding ballot vote to spend up to $4 million on the project.
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Confusion over local rules leads to early opening of organic medical marijuana shop in Winthrop
Earth Keeper Cannabis, which also has a Wilton location, will not be penalized for opening a month before getting final approval.
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Wage increases for town employees among largest factors driving up Winthrop’s budget
The proposed budget for next year is $17.9 million, up $1.2 million from the current year.