The city manager’s $73.7 million proposal would hike property taxes 8.1%.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
New downtown center part of a flurry of Skowhegan projects in the works
Town Manager Christine Almand says there are now “more major development projects occurring simultaneously than I have ever seen in Skowhegan.”
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
New Sharon man killed in single-vehicle wreck in Rome
Brad Daggett, 22, died Thursday night when he lost control of his pickup and it traveled off Route 225 and struck several trees. A passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos March 25-April 1, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Embrace the blessings that birthdays bring
Besides generating presents, sweets and good company, birthdays mark the passage into another year of life, the best gift of all, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Proposed Inland Fisheries & Wildlife complex in Augusta could clean up polluted site
Gov. Janet Mills requested $39.5 million for the project, which would rejuvenate the former Statler Tissue Co. mill along the Kennebec River.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Morning Sentinel
$18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at 93 Main St. is expected to open in early December, with art galleries, cinema and teaching space and a cafe.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Five arrested in Litchfield after discovery of stolen car, drugs, police say
Police attempted to stop the vehicle on Perkins Road in Monmouth, but the driver did not stop until reaching Buker Road in Litchfield.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at Colby College commencement
The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Scuba divers join search of Sebasticook River for missing man
Rescuers in Clinton have used boats, aircraft and dogs this week in the search for Justin Howard, 36, but high water and swift currents prevented divers from entering the river until Wednesday.