While the city school department includes a 0.35% spending increase, no additional taxes will be required to meet the revenue needs for next school year’s budget.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Maine State Police to step up traffic enforcement
A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA to host in-person art exhibition around ‘Outbreak’ theme
“The Outbreak Project at UMA” is scheduled to open Tuesday and run through April 30, featuring 14 artists.
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Baptist church holds in-person sunrise service in Augusta
Worshippers from Penney Memorial United Baptist Church pray and sing together Sunday outside Capital Judicial Center.
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Central Maine providers gear up for next round of COVID-19 vaccinations
Vaccinations are now open to those 16 and older, but 16- and 17-year-olds can receive only a certain type of vaccine and under certain conditions.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta housing project could put 25 energy-efficient rental homes behind Hodgkins site
The location currently consists of athletic fields, and includes access to nature and cross-country-running trails that would be preserved.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta’s proposed spending up 3.4%, but tax rate expected to remain unchanged
City Manager William Bridgeo submitted his proposed budget, which includes the school budget, to city councilors Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Group of parents calling for in-person school instruction rally outside legislative session in Augusta
BackTo5, a group looking to get children back into the classroom five days a week, hosted a rally outside the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday afternoon, drawing about 100 attendees.
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Augusta eyes drug-treatment referral program as Waterville chief touts local response to opioid epidemic
Waterville’s Operation HOPE provides access, transportation, to referrals to substance-use disorder treatment centers, and Augusta city officials are interested in establishing those services in Maine’s capital city as well.