Salaries and benefits are driving an increase in the budget proposal, according to officials.
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Skowhegan to hire clerk of works to oversee community center athletic complex project
Town officials agreed the project needs more oversight, after some were disappointed in the quality of construction at Skowhegan’s new public safety building.
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Update: Canaan man charged with OUI after his pickup truck collides with vehicle
A Jay woman said she followed the driver, August Darge, 60, on Route 2 in Canaan because he appeared to be intoxicated. Shortly afterward, police said, Darge’s pickup hit the woman’s vehicle.
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Hundreds get a look as new Augusta Police Station opens doors for public tour
A grand opening was held Wednesday for the new, $20.5 million Augusta Police Station, where police are expected to move in a couple of weeks.
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Unity man arrested in connection with alleged sexual assault of minor in Hartland
Jesse Harvey, 30, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a child younger than 16 over the past four years, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Boston man, arrested in Anson, sentenced on federal drug-dealing charges
Harold Andujar-Pimentel was sentenced to 15 years in prison on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
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Update: Moose River woman, seriously injured in logging truck crash, fell asleep at wheel after working night shift, say police
Naomi Trepanier, 37, was taken by helicopter to a Bangor hospital with severe but not life-threatening injuries after the Tuesday morning crash, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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Winslow to add $1 million to Chaffee Brook budget due to permits, labor shortage
The Chaffee Brook station pumps all of Winslow’s sewage in a single pipe beneath the Kennebec River that hasn’t been updated in decades.
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Driver facing criminal charge after crash with horse and buggy in Norridgewock
The horse and the operator of the carriage were both injured in the crash, which happened when Brittany Guerette, 34, attempted to pass them in her vehicle.
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Readfield Community Library holds open house to celebrate renovations
What was once a one-room lending library is converted into a functional two-story library with a piano, a kitchen, a staff office and a meeting room.