School board members are discussing cutting some positions to fund others in the current budget proposal, which is up 6 percent.
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Police: 3 arrested on trafficking charges after Augusta drug bust
Police say the arrests happened Monday evening after several grams of cocaine were found at a property on Crosby Street Place.
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Bill restricting sex offenders taking photos of kids gets legislative committee support
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, was amended in order to satisfy concerns raised about its constitutionality.
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Chicken runs amok at Augusta Olive Garden parking lot
Officers responded to the parking lot of the Olive Garden off Civic Center Drive Sunday on a complaint of a wayward chicken.
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Police: 2 West Gardiner men tried selling cocaine near Augusta school
Dylan Hendsbee, 26, and Steve Madsen, 23, were charged after police said they were found Sunday night in a vehicle parked less than 500 feet from the high school property.
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Democrats caucus across Kennebec County and elsewhere in state
Attendees heard from candidates, surrogates, and elected committee members and convention delegates.
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Motivational Services new owner of former St. Mark’s Home in Augusta
The city has not issued any permits for renovations, but it said possibly the agency doesn’t need any.
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Officials waiting for ice to flow in southern Kennebec County
A day after U.S. Coast Guard tugs completed their ice-breaking operation in the Kennebec River, officials are looking for the river to flush the channel clear of ice.
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System to make electricty using landfill gas approved in Augusta
The proposed Hatch Hill system is expected to have financial and environmental benefits.
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Coast Guard cutters head up Kennebec River in new ice-breaking bid
Two cutters broke ice up on Thursday to Gardiner, and one nearly that far, following an unprecedented midwinter effort to ward against flooding.