All water in the district, which provides public drinking water to Augusta, now comes from three wells near Bond Brook.
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Week In Photos: Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Former Bridgton town manager a finalist for Gardiner city manager job
Gardiner residents will have a chanced to meet and ask questions of Robert Peabody, finalist for the city manager position, Monday at the Gardiner Public Library .
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Court documents show bubbling tension in Manchester fire chief’s final months
Former Fire Chief Frank Wozniak filed a protection from harassment request earlier this year against resident and former firefighter John Black, who has long been critical of Wozniak’s work. Wozniak suddenly dropped the case and resigned in August.
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Gardiner-area school board to explore adding health center at high school
Opponents, mostly from outside the district, have raised concerns about gender-affirming care and parental notification. But a majority of board members, as well as most members of the public who spoke Thursday, said the proposal should move forward.
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Hallowell officials directed to come up with final round of cuts
The city’s Finance Committee has asked City Manager Gary Lamb to work with department heads to find an additional 7% to 10% in spending to freeze in the current municipal budget in an effort to limit increases to property taxes.
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Despite troubles, one electric bus to rejoin Winthrop Public Schools fleet
A divided Winthrop Public School board voted 3-2 Wednesday to return one electric school bus to regular service starting Monday, following evaluations of the problematic buses.
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One injured when tanker truck, dump truck collide on I-295 in Gardiner
About 8,000 gallons of landfill leachate spilled at about 1:30 p.m. after a tanker truck driven by Allen Hewett, 61, of Sidney, failed to yield to a Maine Turnpike crew that had shut down one of the lanes for maintenance work, officials said.
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Wayne extends campground, RV development moratorium
The moratorium, largely targeted at preventing the expansion of Jellystone Park — which is split over Monmouth, Leeds and Wayne — was approved overwhelmingly by voters in April.
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Canadian company that supplied electric buses to Maine schools struggling financially
Canadian newspapers reported Monday that Lion Electric Co. faces bankruptcy, which could affect electric school buses in Maine.