Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.
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Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms
Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.
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University of Maine at Augusta announces four semifinalists for top administrative role
The candidates for president of the University of Maine at Augusta will visit the Augusta campus next week.
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Homeschoolers of Maine convention set for April 21, 22
Programs and workshops are planned in Augusta and Manchester.
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Augusta Housing Authority director leaving for new housing gig
Before Amanda Olson became executive director of the organization, it had no housing. It now has 76 units of rental housing in Augusta and more than 100 proposed.
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Augusta Cub Scouts hold Bear Den Carnival
AUGUSTA — The Bear Den Carnival took place March 13 at the Fitzgerald-Cummings Post 2 American Legion Hall, complete with games and activities for all ages. The annual event was hosted by the youth of Cub Scout Pack 684’s Bear Den as part of their “Grin and Bear it” elective adventure. The Scouts had to […]
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Augusta school officials reduce budget proposal without cutting teachers or closing elementary school
The Augusta School Department administrative staff narrowed a projected budget increase from $5.9 million to $1.8 million by drawing on reserves.
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Architecture students at UMaine-Augusta to help with renovation of Oakland’s Memorial Hall
UMA students are collaborating with Oakland officials to brainstorm ways to renovate the 1870s structure, which is one of four Civil War memorial buildings in Maine.
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UMaine Augusta receives $100K grant to support justice-impacted students
The University of Maine at Augusta recently received a $100,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation to support student success initiatives and re-entry services for justice-impacted students. Approximately 90% of UMA students released from prison mid-degree do not continue their education beyond one semester. For UMA Justice Studies student and Maine Department of Corrections debate […]
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Augusta seeks federal grant funding to raise riverfront parking lot, add downtown observation deck
The project would reduce the frequency of — but not eliminate — flooding and add pedestrian amenities to make the riverfront more attractive.