Richmond voters debated, and eventually agreed, on $22,290 for summer recreation, $11,615 for the senior citizens center and to accept two donated churches, at the annual Town Meeting Tuesday.
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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Augusta budget deliberations on Thursday to be televised, put on Web
Crafting, debating and perhaps cutting the combined city and school budget will be on the agenda for Augusta city councilors Thursday, and the budget workshops will for the first time be viewable live on local access television or anytime on the Internet.
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Bill seeks state notice when transferring criminally insane to group homes
A bill that would require the state to notify municipalities before group homes for criminally insane persons in state custody could open went before a legislative hearing on Monday.
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Church building donations go before Richmond voters Tuesday
A proposal to accept the donation of two church buildings and commit money to repair and maintain them goes to Richmond voters at the annual Town Meeting Tuesday night.
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Augusta concrete plant looking for zone change
Auburn Concrete is seeking a zone change that would allow the company to blast rock at its Civic Center Drive site.
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Augusta school board signs off on $27.4 million budget
The Augusta Board of Education approved a $27.4 million budget in a split vote Wednesday.
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Council considers North Augusta engine-brake ban on Thursday
City councilors on Thursday will discuss whether to put up a sign discouraging engine brake use on Summerhaven and Sanford roads, where numerous trucks pass through to reach nearby gravel pits.
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Augusta school board votes on $700K budget increase Wednesday
The Augusta Board of Education has directed administrators to add about $700,000 to the proposed school budget on which it is scheduled to vote Wednesday.
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Teachers, parents: Cut Augusta schools administration, sports costs
Parents, residents and educators told the Augusta Board of Education on Monday night that the proposed $26.7 million school budget spends too much on administration and sports, and not enough on teachers and education.
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Bangor Savings Bank branch opens on Augusta’s Western Avenue
Augusta officials and the president of Bangor Savings Bank say a new Western Avenue branch, on the former site of the Kennebec Journal, is making a good first impression for the city and the bank.