After a former board member questioned why his replacement was not given his seat on a committee, district officials determined they were violating bylaws defining town representation on committees.
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Augusta’s Western Avenue gets temporary bridge this weekend
Motorists won’t be able to turn left onto Whitten Road once the change is made.
Man arrested on robbery charge in Gardiner
David J. Knox, 37, was arrested less than two hours after police say an armed robbery was reported at the Walgreens on Spring Street.
Taking pause in a spinning world
Reporting Aside: Dropping everything digital may be a way to find respite in a world spinning out of control, Amy Calder writes.
See MLK marchers and sports action in the latest Week In Photos from central Maine
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Firefighters work 11 hours to extinguish Sappi wood yard fire
The fire apparently started in a gearbox of a conveyor belt that moves wood chips to be processed, Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez said.
Northern Light to suspend birthing services in Waterville
Birthing services will not be available starting March 1 at Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Women’s Health.
Bingham repeat offender found guilty of sex crimes against minors
A jury on Thursday convicted Christopher C. Cates, a lifetime registrant on the state’s sex offender registry, after a three-day trial.
Augusta man arrested at school board meeting won’t be charged
“While Mr. Dokukin was seconds over his time limit, he was not disorderly,” the Kennebec County district attorney said Thursday.
Waterville welcomes immigrants with New Mainers Project
“I have many friends in the city. I know many people. I feel it’s like my village,” Hasan Sif Eddin, who came to Waterville from Syria, said at an event Wednesday night.