Councilors vote 5-3 to ban recreational marijuana commercial activity for six months.
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Affordable-housing plan at old mill site draws Augusta neighbors’ concerns
Neighbors and Planning Board members said they’re troubled about traffic and safety issues in a proposal for 29 units of affordable housing on part of the city-owned former Statler mill site.
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Augusta to consider collecting more gas from city landfill
A plan to spend $350,000 to collect and maximize methane gas from the Hatch Hill landfill will go to city councilors.
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Police: Man barred from possessing firearms seen holding shotgun at Augusta gun show
Ignazio Falcone, 27, was arrested after an off-duty officer saw him with a shotgun and overheard him allegedly saying he can’t possess firearms.
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First female president of Augusta Franco club says election is ‘surreal’
Lisa Newell said she recognizes her election is a big change for the nearly 1,000-member Le Club Calumet, which only began admitting women as members in 2005.
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Volunteers honor veterans by delivering wreaths to Augusta-area cemeteries
The donations were left through the national Wreaths Across America program.
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Drone training event for Augusta teens turns into stunning lesson about safety
The Maine Drones Society demonstration at the Augusta Boys and Girls Club included how to handle a drone that malfunctions.
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Star Wars fans turn out in force for opening of ‘The Last Jedi’
The eighth episode in the legendary franchise hits theaters 2 years after ‘The Force Awakens,’ which is one of the top-grossing films of all time.
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Local clergy gather to bless Augusta warming center
Rev. Suzanne Colburn, the new interim pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church, joined other local clergy to bless “the gift” of the space on Thursday.
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Augusta Food Bank readies for Monday opening
Customers are being asked to call ahead for appointments for greater efficiency and to reduce wait times.