Augusta school board approval could come Wednesday; former AD Jon Millett is the high school’s new vice principal.
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Agency’s Celebrity Chef Challenge raises over $30K for programs, services
Three local chefs went head-to-head Sept. 19 at the Augusta Civic Center, competing in Spectrum Generations’ 10th annual Celebrity Chef Challenge fundraiser. Chef Edward McGregor of The Front Room in Portland received the Judge’s Choice Award, and Chef Shaun Killeen of the White Duck Brew Pub earned the People’s Choice Award. Ben Ramsdell, culinary coordinator […]
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Augusta receives $263,000 to provide access to treatment for substance use disorder
Project Recovery in Augusta is to be modeled after the Operation HOPE program in Waterville.
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Maine hunger dialogue, climate action summit set for Oct. 21, 22 in Augusta
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Campus Compact plan to hold a two-day 2022 Maine Hunger Dialogue and Climate Action Summit starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, at the University of Maine at Augusta, Randall Student Center, 70 University Drive. The summit, Safeguarding Food Systems from a […]
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Augusta police arrest juvenile suspect in last week’s Big Apple robbery
The suspect reportedly fled Sept. 27 with an undisclosed amount of money and was arrested Thursday, police say.
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Former Mount View teacher sentenced in domestic violence assault case
Karina Beadling was sentenced Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta for an incident that occurred last October in Waterville.
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UMA presidential search renewed as UMaine System seeks firm to find candidates by March
The University of Maine System used Pennsylvania-based Storbeck Search to find Michael R. Laliberte, who withdrew his position and received a large payout after disclosure of no-confidence votes from faculty members at a public university in New York.
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Maine Elks raise funds for children’s cancer program
The second annual Maine Children’s Cancer Program/FORKS weekend, which ran Aug. 25-28, raised more than $45,500 for MCCP. More than 200 Elks participated, representing 17 lodges, according to a news release from Lina Michaud of Augusta Lodge No. 964. Last year, organizers Mike and Lina Michaud, past exalted rulers of the lodge, came up with […]
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Augusta, Buckfield warrant officers retire with 49 years’ combined service
The Maine Army National Guard celebrated Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven F. Eastman of Augusta, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Travis E. Coffman of Buckfield during a retirement ceremony on Sept. 11 for their dedication and time in service. Eastman enlisted as a light-wheel vehicle mechanic from 2001 to 2004 in the active Army, which […]