The spending freeze, approved Tuesday by the City Council, comes more than three months after residents petitioned the council to reverse approval of the budget, which increased property taxes by about 20% on average.
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Commission urges Maine to prepare for next round of severe winter storms
Extreme weather that caused inland and coastal flooding last winter spurred the report issued Tuesday with recommendations about how to prepare for more storms.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell to accept proposals to sell, renovate former Second Street Fire Station
The City Council is expected to discuss the future Tuesday night of the downtown building. Any revenue from the sale could be used to bolster municipal revenue in a challenging budget year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area students learn the meaning of Veterans Day from former service members
In the third annual event put on by Hall-Dale Elementary School, 24 veterans read and talked with the students.
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Hall-Dale senior named National Merit semifinalist
FARMINGDALE — Miriam Asch, a senior at Hall-Dale High School, has been named a National Merit semifinalist in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a news release from the school. Asch scored in the top 1% of PSAT test-takers nationwide and is now eligible to compete for a National Merit Scholarship, which will […]
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Veterans Day events planned for 2024 around central Maine
Festivities and resources are planned for Augusta, Hallowell, Leeds, Skowhegan and Waterville.
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Veterans Day events planned in Hallowell
HALLOWELL — Goodrich-Caldwell American Legion Post 6 has planned Veterans Day events on Monday, Nov. 11. Veterans and their families can gather at 9 a.m. at the 114 Second St. post, where breakfast will be served by Boy Scout Troop 647 Alumni. All veterans are invited. A Veterans Day raffle drawing will be held at […]
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Bridge clubs recognizes recent winners
Elm City Bridge Club Ken Harvey and Diane Bishop finished first at the Elm City Bridge Club in Waterville during the Oct. 29 duplicate bridge session. Lee Lenfest and Lynne Kerschner placed second and Maureen Brochu and Jessie Gunther came in third. Club members were saddened by the death of long-time player Dick Quinlan, a […]
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Four former Hallowell mayors condemn budget process in letter
Hallowell’s four most recent mayors — Charlotte Warren, Andy McPherson, Tony Masciadri and Mark Walker — called on the current mayor and City Council to restore ‘successful management of our city.’
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Hubbard Free Library card design competition voting begins Friday
The competition began in September, when the Friends of the Hubbard Free Library accepted 21 submissions, most of which came from K-8 students at Stepping Stones Montessori School in Chelsea.