Voters head to the polls June 13 to pick someone to fill the unexpired term of Jeffrey Bilodeau, who resigned in February.
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Widower settles with contractor over wife’s death from Augusta motorcycle crash
Jared Nightingale had sued R.J. Grondin & Sons following the July 2014 accident on Western Avenue in Augusta.
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Augusta Color Dash attracts 330 runners, walkers, joggers
Saturday’s event benefited the Downtown Alliance and the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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Augusta Food Bank fundraising nets $500K, with construction due to start soon
About $675,000 is needed to build a food bank home on Mount Vernon Avenue.
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Augusta City Center closes after angry man unleashes 100 live bedbugs
A man upset that he didn’t qualify for General Assistance reportedly slammed a cup of 100 or so bugs on a counter, prompting City Hall’s closure and pest control measures.
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Augusta police charge Portland man with possessing heroin during traffic stop
Preston Cooper, 52, faces several drug charges following an early morning traffic stop Thursday.
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State marshals to take over security at Kennebec County courthouses
County officials decided not to renew a contract with the sheriff’s office to provide entry screening and courtroom security after recent staff departures, opting instead to have the state Office of the Judicial Marshal do so.
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Augusta school board mulling cuts to budget after city requests $444K reduction
An elementary school teacher, a nurse, a computer technician and a security guard are being considered for elimination.
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Restored stained-glass windows return to Lithgow Public Library in Augusta
The window installation on Wednesday came following some 20 months of restoration work by Richard Bolton and the team at Stained Glass Express in Manchester.
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Erratic driving complaints lead to drug arrest in Augusta
Justin Lugo, 20, was arrested on a drug trafficking charge and on fugitive from justice warrant from New York, police said.