The proposed distribution center straddles the line between Waterville and Sidney.
Ethan Horton
Staff Writer
Ethan reports on cost of living for the Portland Press Herald. Before he joined in mid-2026, he covered local news in Augusta and surrounding areas and ran a weekly newsletter for the Kennebec Journal. He joined the KJ in 2024 shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was an editor for The Daily Tar Heel. For better or worse, Ethan always wanted to live in Maine.
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Augusta, Hallowell joining 4-day workweek trend for municipal offices
The 2 cities will add to a growing number of Maine municipalities offering earlier or later service hours in return for a four-day workweek.
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Soucy wins 2nd 3-year term on Chelsea select board
Incumbent Jacob Soucy was challenged by Republican state Rep. Michael Lemelin.
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Voters approve Hallowell-based RSU 2 school budget
The $32.6 million spending plan increases taxpayers’ contributions by about $325,000.
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Augusta voters approve slashed school budget
A second, unofficial question asked ‘no’ voters whether they thought the spending number should be higher or lower, but those results have not yet been released.
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Gabrielle Bérubé Pierce defeats ‘Corn Pop’ in Augusta school board race
Endorsed by city Democrats, Bérubé Pierce, 39, opposed cuts to the school budget during her race against Nicholas Blanchard Sr., a conservative firebrand.
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Winthrop voters approve $15.6M school budget
The spending plan requires an additional $301,805 from local taxpayers.
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This petition could transform voting in Augusta elections. What’s at stake?
A half-dozen Augusta residents plan to circulate a petition to eliminate ward-specific representation and implement ranked-choice voting — a proposal that has drawn fierce opposition.
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Historic crane in Hallowell park deemed public safety hazard, will be removed
The wooden crane, discovered in an abandoned Augusta granite quarry in 1985, was installed in Granite City Park in 2014.
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Chelsea incumbent, state representative vie for select board seat
Republican state Rep. Michael Lemelin is challenging Jacob Soucy, the current vice chair of the 3-member board.