Board of Education unanimously approves proposed $35.5 million budget for the 2022-23 academic year that officials say will not require the city spend more than this year. The spending plan next goes to the City Council.
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Posted inCommunity, Local Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Many Fairfield residents oppose requirement they connect to public water system
More than 100 people gather for a public hearing on the proposed $48 million expansion of the Kennebec Water District, to serve areas of Fairfield affected by “forever chemicals.”
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, News
Augusta voters approve borrowing $4.5 million for city purchases, projects
Residents vote 314-127 to approve bonds for capital improvements, including a new fire truck, work to improve roads and pedestrian safety and repairs to the downtown parking garage.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Norridgewock fire burns 7 acres, but firefighters prevent it from entering woods
The fire chief describes fire as illegal, saying the person who started it had apparently planned to burn hay that was not mowed last fall.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Clinton home destroyed in suspected electrical fire
Victoria Bowring was storing all her possessions in her damaged mobile home and had planned to repair it and move back in from the nearby camper trailer she’s been living in since October.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Despite loud objections, Maine Cabin Masters given conditional approval for charity Manchester concert series at The Woodshed
Manchester officials approved a mass gathering permit, with the option to review and potentially revoke the permit depending on their adherence to the town’s noise ordinance.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Massachusetts men arrested in Augusta on drug, gun charges, police say
Officers from the Augusta Police Department, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Comfort Inn on Civic Center Drive.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner big-screen premiere set for documentary on alewives
“Keystone: Voices for the Little Fish,” showcases the role alewives play in the ecosystem, and is part of an informational evening put on by the organization dedicated to restoring sea-run fish passage on Cobbosseecontee Stream.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Search of Skowhegan home yields counterfeit money, illegal drugs
James Mack, 39, and Ashley Bowman, 33, both of Skowhegan, were charged after more than $5,000 in counterfeit cash was found along with crystal methamphetamine and other drugs, the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Cony High School adds Ukrainian flag to cafeteria following student appeal
The suggestion came from students who originally asked for the Russian flag to come down, but school officials have decided to let both the Ukrainian and Russian flags fly along with others in the Augusta school cafeteria.