Some $4 million in federal spending to fund the Front Street resiliency project, aiming to protect the downtown area from destructive flood waters.
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Resident urges Augusta councilors to help unhoused people, reject proposal to ban ‘unreasonable solicitation’
Augusta city councilors are scheduled to hold a second reading and potential vote on the proposal on Thursday, April 4.
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‘Rushed, messy and inaccurate’: Augusta school board delays vote over $38 million budget
Board members express confusion this week over what is included in the budget proposal and have rescheduled vote for Wednesday, March 27.
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Young students learn more than just handling a sword at Augusta fencing club
Wayback Dueling Club provides history lessons, as well as teaching the fundamentals of the sport.
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UMaine Augusta, Maine CareerCenters to hold job, resource fair
The University of Maine at Augusta, in collaboration with the Maine CareerCenters, is set to host its second annual job and resource fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the Randall Student Center Fireplace Lounge on the Augusta campus. Whether hoping to find their first job, a better job, or a […]
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Midcoast artist fills State House halls with paintings of women leaders
Artist Jerri Whitman noticed that women lacked representation on the walls of the Maine State House in Augusta, so she created a collection of paintings to make sure their history was not lost.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Rental inspection proposal likely dead in Augusta
A proposal from city staff to inspect rental units, aimed at addressing concerns about unsafe housing, failed last week to win the support of the City Council.
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‘It’s an unsafe environment’: Merchants in Augusta’s downtown say area needs law enforcement
City to consider ordinance banning ‘unreasonable solicitation.’
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Increasingly early ice-outs on Maine waters open up new environmental problems, experts say
As Maine wraps up one of its warmest winters in recorded history, lakes and ponds across the state are seeing ice-outs earlier than ever. Experts say that’s affecting everything from algae to moose.
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Skowhegan man who crashed through Augusta State Airport gate sentenced
Corey Adams was sentenced to pay more than $18,000 in restitution for damage to airport gate, police cruiser window he damaged at the time of his arrest December 2022 arrest.