Residents at a special town meeting Saturday also voted to return the road commissioner’s post to an elected position.
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News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Central Maine Business Briefs: Bob Moore hired as director of Augusta Food Bank
Augusta and Waterville area business briefs for Sunday, March 8, 2020.
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Town garage work, planning for a 1,000-foot tsunami among issues for Washington Select Board candidates
ShaRon Kelly, who expressed concerns about a perceived lack of planning for a potential tsunami caused by an asteroid striking the Eastern seaboard, as well as “alien deception,” is challenging incumbent Washington Selectman Tom Johnston.
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Five Questions: A look back at influences
Five business owners and executives reflect on the people and circumstances that have influenced them in business.
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KVCAP drivers picket in Augusta to call attention to lack of contract
Nearly a year after forming a union, drivers at Kennebec Valley Community Action Program are urging the agency to complete the contract, while the nonprofit’s CEO says increases have been budgeted for and will be paid when the pact is finalized.
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Augusta man arrested in connection to purse snatching
Dylan McMahon, 23, was arrested Thursday after allegedly stealing a purse on Riverton Street on Feb. 26.
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Hallowell councilors to discuss future of Second Street Fire Station
The building’s future is one of the year’s most pressing issues for city officials, who will discuss that topic on Saturday at City Hall.
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Manchester fire chief arrested on charge of drunken driving
Francis R. Wozniak, 38, who is known as Frank, was arrested Feb. 23 on a charge of OUI following a traffic stop in Portland. Police said they stopped Wozniak’s car because he was driving without his lights on at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.
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China Select Board race decided by one vote
Janet Preston received 415 votes to Christopher Hahn’s 414 and Kevin Rhoades’ 299 votes in Tuesday’s election.
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Fayette man narrowly escapes harm after tree falls on his truck
Ron Hewett said he was driving on Route 41 in Readfield when a large pine tree came down across his truck’s hood, narrowly missing the cab.