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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Augusta ponders gift of park at former YMCA site
The owner of a prominent vacant lot wants to turn it into a park and give it to the city, but some officials want to see other development at the site.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2025
Augusta park, minus controversial statue, proposed for former YMCA site
Philanthropist and seasonal resident Robert Fuller seeks to build a park across the street from the Capital Judicial Center and Lithgow Public Library.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
Canaan moves toward agreement with Lake George Regional Park’s board appointments
The legal dispute over five new appointments the Select Board made in March for the joint committee that governs the local park has lasted months.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2024
With legal battle looming, Canaan Select Board may ask new Lake George board appointees to resign
Attorneys representing the town of Canaan and Lake George Regional Park have not been able to reach an agreement about the terms of the five appointments made in March and whether they were made correctly.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Canaan selectman denies incident led to replacing town’s representatives on Lake George Regional Park board of directors
Daniel Harriman, a member of the Canaan Select Board, said the park’s report about the June 2023 incident, which alleges he yelled at two teenage staff members and their supervisor in an altercation over a parking dispute, was not completely accurate.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
Canaan Select Board stands by controversial Lake George Regional Park board appointments, citing legal advice
At a meeting Monday night, the board also re-appointed a Canaan resident who served previously on the park's board to take the spot of a new appointee who submitted her resignation.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
Canaan, Lake George Regional Park in legal dispute
The park's board of directors is refusing to accept the Canaan Select Board's appointment of five new board members, while town officials believe they made the appointments legally.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
Appleton Street in Waterville to get new park, streetscape as downtown projects kick off
The $650,000 project, which is part of the city's downtown visioning and revitalization efforts, will include building a "pocket park" off Appleton Street, to include trees, flowers, grass and benches.
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
A busy spring of improvements is planned for Skowhegan area’s Lake George Regional Park
Plans for the park on the Skowhegan-Canaan line include building a road with parking on the west side of the park, turning a former social hall into an event venue and outdoor recreation base camp and renovating five aging cabins on the lake.
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