About 60 people turned out for the meeting at the community center, passing all 31 articles, with few amendments, in about 2 1/2 hours, according to officials.
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Readfield U’s month-long pop-up university offers new skills, community
Readfield U, a free pop-up university-style program offers classes, presentations and activites through the month of March.
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Proposed Augusta homeless shelter spurs debate, heads to Planning Board
Some Augusta business owners fear a proposed new 40-bed homeless shelter would worsen problems they’ve seen with people who are homeless, while advocates say it would help.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Athens voters reject solar ordinance, approve moratorium on wireless transmission
About 40 people turned out Saturday for the Athens annual town meeting, approving a $743,619 budget that does not include school and county budgets.
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Driver in Embden crash charged with OUI, driving to endanger
Conrad Ayers, 22, of Waterville, was driving a 2020 Subaru Outback on New Portland Road in Embden when the vehicle drifted into the oncoming lane, striking a Honda Pilot with a man and three teenagers inside, according to a Somerset County Sheriff’s official.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Snow and more rain expected across central Maine starting late Saturday
A mixed bag of weather is expected to bring snow, more rain wind to central Maine Saturday night into Sunday, with higher snowfall totals west and north of Augusta.
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Former Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to domestic violence charges
Daniel Ross, 31, of West Gardiner, to serve three years behind bars, pleading guilty to four charges but having 12 charges dropped, in plea deal.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos March 1-8, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Future of emergency services in central Maine up for debate as Delta Ambulance raises rates
As town officials worry about rising costs, Delta said it is giving them a good deal, and that its struggles are not unique.
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Skowhegan-area district’s budget likely to go up, but not because of new school
Factoring in funding from the state and other sources, the district’s preliminary budget proposes an effective increase of about 4.6%, or $1.93 million, over this year’s spending, MSAD 54 Superintendent Jon Moody said.