The city has issued a request for proposals for a consultant to evaluate the condition of City Hall, the Police and Fire departments and the Public Works garage and help plan for the city’s future needs.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta to use pandemic relief funds to offset Civic Center losses
Augusta plans to use at least $600,000 of the $2 million officials expect to receive in American Rescue Plan Act funds to make up for revenue losses.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Steelworkers union reaches contract agreement with Sappi’s Skowhegan mill
The 3-year agreement with United Steelworkers Local 9 covers about 465 workers at the mill and includes a 3% pay increase each year of the contract.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Young Waterville-area swimmers head to nationals
The Waterville Area YMCA’s Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Alexander Reed Road in Richmond closed after culvert collapses from rainfall
Officials expected the road to be closed for four to six weeks and there was not yet an official detour in place Friday morning.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Gardiner to hold public meeting with city manager candidate on Monday
Andrew R. Carlton, currently the superintendent for Regional School Unit 4, will take part in a community gathering Monday to meet and talk with city residents.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Somerset County initiative looks to provide broadband to all homes within 3 years
The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is weighing proposals and other options to advance its goal of 100% fiber-to-the-home coverage in Somerset County.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Beloved Cony German teacher wins Maine Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Deb Backman, a German teacher at Cony Middle and High School, recently was awarded the Foreign Language Association of Maine’s Teacher of the Year award.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Washington to vote on creating municipal broadband network
The broadband question will be considered Saturday at the annual Town Meeting.