The library is asking the city for $68,040, but has primary goal of retaining last year’s figure of $42,000 with anticipated struggles in city revenues.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Augusta hires Waterville’s city clerk
Patti Dubois, currently city clerk in Waterville, will fill Augusta’s vacant city clerk’s position starting June 8.
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Liz Soares: Standing up for what’s right
Wearing a mask in a pandemic is just as important to public health as people wearing shoes in places where food is served, writes Liz Soares.
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One candidate on ballot for Augusta school board election in July
Though another person had previously expressed interest, Jan Michaud is the only candidate to seek the vacant Ward 3 Augusta Board of Education seat.
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Richmond selectmen approve warrant for Town Meeting
While the town’s Budget Committee supports cutting a patrol officer from the Richmond Police Department, the Board of Selectmen’s recommendation for full staffing will appear on the warrant.
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Women veterans say they were told with little notice to leave Augusta facility
All four residents of Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope say they were told last Thursday they had to be out by Tuesday, and none of them have yet found other places to live.
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Fire destroys house on Hilton Road in Whitefield
Fire Chief Scott Higgins said the home needed to be taken down Sunday night by an excavator so crews could extinguish the fire.
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Cony’s Chizzle Wizzle variety show will go on — virtually
This year’s version of the nation’s longest-running student variety show will be patched together with video of two performances — one that’s already been recorded, the other to be filmed June 6 at Cony High School.
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Former rabbi returns home after recovering from COVID-19
Temple Beth El rabbi emeritus Susan Bulba Carvutto returned home to Granite Hill Estates with a warm welcome from friends.
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Augusta councilors ask for school board to cut about $450K from budget
Citing city budget cuts, including the layoffs of more than 30 workers, councilors asked the Augusta school board to cut about $450,000 from the proposed budget to avoid a tax increase.