The $30.9 million project, which will replace the heavily trafficked bridge carrying U.S. Route 202 over Interstate 95 in Augusta, will impact traffic for about a year.
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Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Ocean State Job Lot to open new location in Augusta’s Turnpike Mall
The new location for the discount retailer fills the space of the former Christmas Tree Shops, which closed last year.
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Augusta’s Rines Hill Bridge has reopened. Here’s the before and after of this well-traveled road.
After 17 months of traffic restrictions, the Rines Hill Bridge replacement is complete and Water Street is now open to two-way traffic at the south end of downtown Augusta.
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‘I was so close to dying’: Winslow Councilor Lee Trahan released from rehab as he recovers from coma
Trahan spent four months in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities across Maine because of complications from an infection, but he is now home and working toward a full recovery.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Check out this Augusta boy who’s hunting for gems, geodes and rocks in the Sandy River in Farmington
Bodhi Bilyeu, 8, has made it a hobby to dig for rocks and gems. He has two shelves of gems and geodes at his home, he said.
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Time Travel to 1775 set for Aug. 17 at Augusta’s Mill Park
The free family event will be hosted by Old Fort Western and The Colonial Maine Living History Association.
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Maine State House security overhaul moving ahead after recent threats, evacuations
The $7 million project includes adding security screening at the Cross Building and reconfiguring the screening area at the main State House entrance.
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Augusta society to host ‘Silent Films in Maine’ Aug. 21
Presenter Ed Lorusso will show two of the films, “Caught in the Rapids” and “Cupid, Registered Guide,” roughly 20 minutes each.
Posted inBusiness
Augusta-based Maine State Credit Union receives recognition
Award recipients were announced in June.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Debby largely spares central Maine, as summer rain lower than record 2023
The storm clearing the area Saturday was good news for several area events and for viewing the Perseid meteor shower, expected to peak Sunday night.