As a colleague on the Augusta City Council, I urge voters to reelect Bill Savage to the at-large seat this November. Councilor Savage brings invaluable experience as an attorney, which shows every time we face complex policy, budget and development issues. His ability to cut through legal details and explain their real-world impact has guided […]
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Supporters, opponents clash in debate over Maine voter ID referendum
Question 1 would require photo identification to vote and also would make changes to absentee voting.
Two newcomers to top 5 in the Varsity Maine football poll
Greely and Noble join mainstays Thornton Academy, Bonny Eagle and Cony.
Meet the 2 Ward 3 Augusta City Council candidates
Councilor Michael Michaud faces a challenge from newcomer Amanda Heath.
Augusta makes Election Day shuttle available to voters
The city has rented two vans to transport people from previous voting sites to the Augusta Civic Center and back.
Meet the candidates battling for Augusta Board of Education seat
Rita Pello, an incumbent, faces Kelly Smith, a senior tax examiner.
8 things to do in and around central Maine
An ABBA tribute band in Waterville, A Night Out fundraiser in Augusta and an Octoberfest concert in Farmington are among reasons to get out this week.
Augusta turns out for 1920 Edgar Jones film | Letter
Many thanks to the more than 100 people who came to see an Edgar Jones silent film at the Augusta Colonial Theater on Oct. 4. In the early 1920s a Jones film at the Colonial was usually a sold-out affair, but more than 100 years later his locally filmed movies still have the power to […]
Rita Pello keeps good things happening in Augusta | Letter
Augusta, we deserve good things. That is why I urge you to reelect Rita Pello as an at-large member of the Board of Education. During her term, she has supported alternate pathways to education, district-wide technological integration and equal access to services across neighborhood elementary schools. Our schools benefit from Rita’s understanding of educational systems. […]
Cony names Alex Bessey girls basketball coach
Bessey, who played at Spruce Mountain, CMCC and UMaine-Farmington, coached at Mt. Blue the past two seasons.