City councilors recently approved borrowing $750,000 for capital improvement projects, voters will be asked to approve the borrowing of the additional funds.
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No chickens harmed following coop fire in Rome, officials say
The chickens were let out earlier in the day, the Rome Fire Department said, and were not harmed by the fire on Friday night.
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Lakey named to Wheaton College dean’s list
WHEATON, Ill. — Wheaton College student, Anna Lakey of Winslow, was named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list. To earn dean’s list honors, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.
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Veterans Day ceremony planned Nov. 11 at Togus Medical Center
VA Maine Healthcare System plans to hold a Veterans Day ceremony at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in front of Building 200 by the flagpole commons at the Togus Medical Center, 1 VA Center, Augusta. All are welcome. For more information, call Jonathan Barczyk, Public Affairs specialist, at 207-623-8411, ext. 2200. Check out other […]
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Augusta churches to continue Veterans Day tradition Nov. 11
For those who live in Augusta, residents will be able to hear the resounding music of the bells at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, from the churches of Penney Memorial, South Parish Congregational, St. Mary’s and St. Augustine, ringing 11 times, according to a news release from Connie Hanson, organizer. The theme for Veterans Day […]
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‘Paper Things’ author to give talk Nov. 14 at UMaine Augusta
AUGUSTA — Author and Educator Jennifer Richard Jacobson plans to discuss homelessness, research for her books, and also the writing process at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the University of Maine at Augusta, Katz Library, Room 14, 20 Jewett Drive. Interested participants also can attend via Zoom by registering with UMA Academic Logistics at […]
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Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murder seek to suppress evidence from apartment where police saw blood
Nicholas P. Lovejoy is charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa at their Waterville apartment.
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Central Maine customers among those experiencing Redzone Wireless networkwide outage
The company wrote that the service interruption is due to a fiber issue.
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Augusta tech center lauds December professionals of month
Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta has announced its December professionals of the month. Raegan Bechard resides in Augusta. She is a senior at Cony High School enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant program at the center. She didn’t plan to take the CNA program this year, but signed up after meeting with college admissions […]
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Gardiner officials declare Water Street building dangerous years after destructive fire
The Gardiner City Council declared 235 Water St. a dangerous building due to damage sustained from a 2015 blaze, but they hope the building in the city’s historic downtown can be preserved.