Town officials will open bids on June 13 during a select board meeting and are hopeful the long-term repairs can be complete by the fall.
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Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
Firefighters from seven departments responded to the early-morning fire Tuesday on Beedle Road.
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Augusta center recognizes April professionals of month
Capital Area Technical Center has announced its April professionals of the month. Vanessa Richards is a senior from Winthrop. She attends Winthrop High School and is enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program. She feels she has learned a lot in the program and has enjoyed working with the preschoolers in the preschool program run […]
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Gardiner nature walks to celebrate World Fish Migration Day
The Augusta Bird Club, Maine Master Naturalists and Upstream groups plan to offer guided bird walks at 7 a.m. and nature walks at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21. The walks, to be held at the Harrison Avenue Nature Trail in Gardiner, celebrate World Fish Migration Days. According to a news release from Gardiner Main Street, […]
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Augusta to pay city employees COVID-19 cash bonus
The city will use about $163,000 of its roughly $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reward employees for service in the pandemic.
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New England actress brings immigrant grandmother to life in one-person play in Augusta
“Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale” covers the life of actor Vicki Summers’ grandmother, a Russian Jewish immigrant who escaped the pogroms and started a new life in America.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall secures additional $150,000 from city
Contribution to help inch historic opera house closer to fundraising goal that has jumped in recent months.
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More than 300 walk at UMaine Augusta’s first in-person ceremony since 2019
The event featured an address from diversity, equity and inclusion consultant Anthony James Jr., and the university’s first degrees conferred under its new graduate programs.
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KidsPeace names Richmond couple Maine parents of year
KidsPeace in Portland has named Laurie and Chris Tomascik of Richmond its 2022 Maine Foster Parents of the Year, according to a news release from the organization. The couple were selected by KidsPeace Foster Care’s Maine state leadership after being nominated by Stevie Bonnevie, a family resource specialist in the organization’s South Portland foster care […]
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Gardiner seeks public comment on $7.35 million budget proposal
As Gardiner officials review the proposed spending plan, they want to hear from members of the public at the May 18 meeting on its spending plans for the fiscal year that starts July 1.