Voters at Town Meeting also approved an $1.8 million town budget.
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 approve budget at Town Meeting
Town officials say they reduced municipal expenses in anticipation of a bigger bill from the school district.
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Augusta voters weigh-in on school budget, local elections
It was a four-way, write-in, race for the Augusta Board of Education, among Pia Holmes, Kevin Lamoreau, Roger Mackbach and Holly Kiidli.
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Manchester to consider marijuana business zoning at Thursday’s Town Meeting
A $1.8 million town budget is also up for approval at the meeting at Manchester Elementary School.
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Windsor voters to set town budget
The annual Town Meeting is Wednesday and residents will see a town budget that is down about $100,000.
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Housing authority proposes development on part of former mill site in Augusta
A new proposal to build ‘workforce housing’ is meant to help address a shortage of affordable rental units in the city.
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Augusta to remove Mayfair sidewalk residents blame for flooding, drainage problems
City officials are hoping that restoring the street to its earlier configuration will eliminate the flooding problem.
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Augusta school board race draws four write-in candidates
Voters on Tuesday will need to know how to spell the name of their favorite school board candidate when they head to the polls.
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Richmond voters approve police, summer recreation budgets at Town Meeting
Voters turned down a proposal to provide the police enough money to hire a part-time secretary.
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Augusta business owners say proposed secondhand shop rules go too far
Police proposed changes to city regulations to help solve theft cases.