While at the polls Nov. 5, residents will also be surveyed on their thoughts about the middle school.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to threatening neighbor by throwing ax through window
Gardner Scott Stover, 59, pleads guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and aggravated criminal mischief.
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Two employees from Gardiner-based Common Wealth Poultry Co. killed in crash on way to work
Sabattus police say speed and driver distraction were factors in a crash that killed Wabah Sahal Salat, 60 and Shaffira Shale Ali, 48. After receiving news of the crash, Common Wealth Poultry Co. closed for the day.
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Appeal of stop work order delayed in Dresden
After some confusion about what was expected to happen at Friday’s Appeals board hearing and who was expected to attend, board members agreed to set another meeting to take up the issue.
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Kennebec Journal Oct. 27 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 27, 2019
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Augusta’s Fort Western celebrates the season
While Sunday’s rain put a damper on some activities, reenactors at Old Fort Western were able to show some of the activities that the settlers along the Kennebec River would have been doing more than 260 years ago to prepare for winter.
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‘Backpack’ programs help prevent central Maine students from going hungry
Packages sent home with students offer a discreet way for them to eat on the weekends, and no proof of need has to be shown to get the food.
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Kennebec County courts Oct. 17-23, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Oct. 17-23, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Fire destroys Monmouth garage
When Firefighters from Monmouth and surrounding towns arrived at the scene of a garage fire on South Monmouth Road, they found the building engulfed in flames.
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Five Questions: Hospital president Peter Wright
The president of Bridgton and Rumford Hospitals talks about how to manage change.