Construction on the bridge to replace the Rines Hill Bridge on Water Street, between the Augusta Fire Department headquarters and downtown, is expected to start this month and take about a year.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Fayette broadband approval request moved to March, more information sought
If a grant is approved later this month, residents could have internet by the end of 2024.
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Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield police chief settles into new role, and shows aptitude for recruiting
After taking the reins in December, police Chief Vicente Morris has the chronically understaffed Pittsfield Police Department at full force with seven full-time officers. He’s now turning his attention to community policing programs he wants to roll out.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Body of Clinton man found in SUV discovered upside down in water
Gene Rose, 66, was found Tuesday in the vehicle that was overturned in about 4 feet of water off Hill Road in Clinton.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Collapsed culvert in Jefferson will close Route 17 for several weeks and cost around $1.5 million to repair
Route 17 to be closed until the end of March and drivers are being directed to an 11-mile detour on the road between Augusta and Rockland.
Posted inMaine
Photos: Some skiers hit the slopes, others take to a bridge
A group of friends found the base of the Two Cent Bridge in Waterville a suitable place for some freestyle skiing and derring-do. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Crisis building at Kennebec County wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow school board hears complaints of district’s transgender policy, display of Pride flag
A group of about 10 people attended Monday’s board meeting to criticize a district policy they say may exclude parents from school conversations about a child’s gender identity.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity College continues transformation with ‘name augmentation’
The school is now called Unity Environmental University and an updated vision statement says it is “recognized as the thought leader in global ecological, economic and societal solutions.”
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville committee to interview 7 candidates for school district superintendent
The Waterville Board of Education on Monday got an update on a search for a new superintendent to succeed Eric Haley, who has said he hopes to retire this year.