Residents also approved the $31 million school budget, as adopted recently by city councilors.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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Windsor residents vote to loosen restrictions on booze sales
Voters in Tuesday’s referendum also elected Andrew Ballantyne as a selectmen, who received 175 votes to David Coons’ 57 votes, and at Wednesday’s town meeting approved all proposed budget articles.
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Local father, son to ride in new ‘Trek Across Maine’ route
In Augusta on Sunday, the mass of bicyclists will leave the roads behind and traverse the Kennebec River Rail Trail from Augusta into Gardiner.
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Manchester residents to consider capping marijuana businesses, charging for fire response
The Manchester Annual Town Meeting on Thursday will also look at making the fire chief’s position full-time and defining what makes a plastic bag ‘reusable.’
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Windsor voters to decide budget, booze proposals in voting Tuesday and Wednesday
The town budget going to voters at the Windsor Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday is expected to result in a tax decrease, according to town officials.
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Efforts underway to bring artificial turf to Augusta’s Alumni Field
A proposed $1.2 million project would primarily use privately raised funds to bring artificial turf to the athletic complex, where muddy conditions have forced the cancellation of Cony sports home games.
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Former board members compete to return to Augusta school board
Former school board members Tom Connors and Amanda Olson are vying to fill a vacant at-large spot on the Augusta Board of Education in the upcoming June 11 election.
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Medical marijuana caregivers look to expand businesses
The Augusta Civic Center hosted the Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine’s eighth annual trade show.
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Veteran Augusta teachers retiring the way they taught — together
Farrington Elementary School teachers, who each have had some of their former students’ children as students, are stepping down after each educating hundreds of children.
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Kennebec Journal June 2 police log
Augusta area police reports for June 2, 2019.