Ordinance changes approved by councilors Thursday will ban any new home-based auto repair businesses but grandfather existing such shops to allow them for as long as their current operators continue.
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Living Well with Chronic Pain workshop rescheduled
Workshops will be held at Augusta’s Buker Community Center.
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July in central Maine was hot, but not the hottest July on record
Records show the hottest July was in 1952, but many of the top 20 warmest Julys have occurred in the last decade.
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New Augusta police station proposal delayed due to depleted City Council
City officials hoped to send a proposal to borrow funds to build a new police station to voters in November, but those plans are now on hold.
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Video: Augusta caps off day of Maine bicentennial kickoff with cannon fire
Tuesday’s dedication of the William Payson Viles Tricentennial Pine Grove is the start of nine months of events that will culminate with the celebration of Maine’s admission to the United States in March 1820.
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Tighter rules for home-based businesses up for approval in Augusta
Home-based businesses that draw vehicle or foot traffic would be required to obtain a license under a new city ordinance.
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Maine ends fiscal year with budget surplus of almost $168 million
Maine officials say the state ended the fiscal year with a budget surplus of nearly $168 million
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Gov. Mills set to kick off state bicentennial Tuesday
The governor will travel to four communities on the 200th anniversary of the day Mainers voted to separate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Resignations deplete Augusta City Council
The resignations of three city councilors because they’re moving out of the city mean Augusta’s council won’t be at full membership until January 2020.
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Credit sought for Maine students who study abroad
Maine has no uniform system to award school credits to students who study overseas. A Maranacook student fresh off a year of studying in Germany, and her teacher, want to change that.