Program founder Craig Freshley said the event hopes to bring all sides of the political spectrum together to help them understand each other.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Pedestrian safety, preparing for school, police station replacement, cited as top Augusta goals
Augusta councilors say action needs to be taken to make walking in the city safer for pedestrians.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Recruiter touts availability of census taker jobs at Norridgewock Library event
Ronald Witham, a U.S. Census recruiter, said at the Norridgewock Public Library Saturday that census taker jobs pay $20 an hour, plus 58 cents a mile.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Connection between fires at Troy double-wide being investigated
As the investigation continues into Saturday blaze in Troy, an official said at least one prior fire at the property was arson.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Waterville charter commission hears calls for voters to approve city budgets
Some speakers at the charter commission meeting argued taxpayers — not councilors — should have the final word on budgets, while others favored keeping the ward system as a means of neighborhood representation.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
With no other option, Oakland accepts 115% increase to its 911 dispatch cost for next year
The cost for emergency service dispatch from the Waterville Regional Communications Center will increase from $42,894 to $92,185 next year.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Prohibition-era laws stay, for now, in Norridgewock
The blue law effort led by a community member was not successful in gathering the required 218 signatures, but the select board will decide if the petition to remove the speed tables will go to voters.
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New York man pleads guilty to trafficking drugs in Gardiner
Michael Nelson, 33, is the second New York man to go to court for trafficking in cocaine and heroin, after 2018 search of a Gardiner apartment where the two were staying.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Dresden residents weigh in on property purchase proposal
At a public hearing Tuesday, residents supported taking the proposal for the town to buy the property next to the Dresden Town Office to a special town meeting next week.
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Hallowell residents get first look at community development program
The Community Heart & Soul program identifies a community’s values and uses those values to create a framework for future decision-making.