The committee wants to put benches at key locations in the city and is looking for help from local businesses.
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Services for adults with acute intellectual disabilities feeling painful funding pinch
A bill to raise reimbursement rates for adult group homes after years of cutbacks swelled waiting lists is set for a public hearing Monday.
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Ohio murder suspect arrested in Augusta drug raid waives extradition
Matthew Mason was one of three men arrested after police investigated reports of drug trafficking at a Bridge Street home.
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Proposed $59.7M Augusta city, school budget would boost tax rate 5.23 percent
Greater health insurance, retirement and workers’ compensation costs, ‘modest’ growth in employee pay, and less use of school budget ‘surplus’ are driving the increase, the city manager said.
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Massive flood of 1987 could happen again
Experts say it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when; but technological advances will make it easier to predict and prepare.
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Need to spruce up your rental property? Augusta has money for landlords
Grants from the Augusta Housing Authority will be available to help fix up and preserve deteriorating housing stock in the city.
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Augusta accident site cleared on outer Western Avenue
Police said a wrecker was at the scene helping to roll the vehicle into an upright position.
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Police: Ohio murder suspect among three arrested Wednesday in Augusta drug bust
Matthew A. Mason II, 18, of Sandusky, Ohio, was arrested after police discovered drugs at an Augusta home.
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Cushnoc Brewing Co. to debut in Augusta
The microbrewery will open on Water Street in the fall, serving locally made beer and wood-fired brick oven pizza.
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Downtown Augusta rock shop to reopen
A friend of the former owner of Sonny’s Museum and Rock Shop plans to reopen it Saturday, and she even included a tribute to him in the shop.