AUGUSTA — High School hockey, Latin, deans of students at Farrington and Gilbert elementary schools, high school freshmen sports, and a program in the elementary schools that helps at-risk and other students with academic support and social skills are among programs that could be cut as Board of Education members struggle to trim roughly $700,000 from the school budget.

AUGUSTA – City officials have pulled a scheduled discussion of aquaculture from Thursday night’s City Council agenda. Mayor William Stokes said, because of public interest in the aquaculture issue, several councilors asked that it be discussed at a televised meeting. But Thursday’s meeting is not scheduled to be televised. So, instead of discussing the issue […]

AUGUSTA — A controversial proposal to allow aquaculture businesses anywhere agriculture is allowed now — about two-thirds of the land area in the city — will be debated more Thursday by the City Council.

RICHMOND — Selectmen plan to meet tonight to discuss bids submitted to design and build a replacement for Umberhine Public Library.

AUGUSTA — Art and artists will be in, and in some cases on, downtown buildings this evening for Augusta’s first-ever art walk. The event will feature the work of some 30 artists, on display at 14 downtown sites, including businesses, apartments and, in one instance, projected onto the entire exterior wall of a large building.

AUGUSTA — Middle school sports, elementary band, a high school administrator, enough buses to pick up all elementary students at the same time, and education technicians who help special education students get jobs and integrate into society after high school are among the potential cuts to help slash $1 million from the school budget.

AUGUSTA — Residents in the city’s Ward 4, left without a polling place now that St. Andrew Church is for sale, may be voting in the June primaries at the Augusta Civic Center even as Celtic dancers and their fans converge there.