City councilors also approve request by fire Chief Shawn Esler to spend $60,000 on a study to assess the Fire Department’s EMS services, which would help determine whether the department should continue to partner with Delta Ambulance.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites
The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Residents give preliminary approval to $28.2 million Fairfield-area school district budget
The spending plan for Maine School Administrative District 49 now moves to a referendum vote scheduled for June 14 for residents of Albion, Benton, Clinton and Fairfield.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Litchfield puts project out to bid to repair leaking Woodbury Pond Dam
Town officials will open bids on June 13 during a select board meeting and are hopeful the long-term repairs can be complete by the fall.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
Firefighters from seven departments responded to the early-morning fire Tuesday on Beedle Road.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Fairfield-based school district working to replace water fixtures after testing shows high levels of lead in some places
Maine School Administrative District 49 in recent weeks has tested sinks and drinking fountains at district schools for lead levels, with 16 of the 26 fixtures at Albion Elementary School above recommended levels.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Cost of Waterville housing project estimated at up to $15 million
The Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter held a virtual community discussion Monday about the shelter’s proposal to turn 8 Highwood St. into housing for seniors and adults with disabilities and their families, as well as emergency apartments for homeless people.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Augusta to pay city employees COVID-19 cash bonus
The city will use about $163,000 of its roughly $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reward employees for service in the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Public water to continue flowing in Moscow after $24,000 utility bill is paid
The Moscow Water District owed the money to the water district in neighboring Bingham, prompting Bingham officials to threaten to end water service to customers in Moscow.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Acting president of KVCC named as the college’s permanent leader
The Maine Community College System announced that current interim president Karen Normandin has been appointed as permanent president of Kennebec Valley Community College.