While counties made deep investments in community projects and critical infrastructure, they budgeted more for emergency services, sheriffs’ offices and county jails.
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After floods, Augusta updates Kennebec River warnings
The surprising storm in December 2023 led officials to reassess when warnings are triggered.
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Augusta firefighter spending his vacation battling Southern California wildfires
Rich Beaudoin is among a group of 20 Maine firefighters helping to fight the deadly flames in the Los Angeles area.
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Augusta considers exchange program that would pay to get used hypodermic needles off city streets
The city could partner with a needle exchange program to offer people 5 cents for each used needle they turn in.
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Augusta ponders how to spend remaining federal funding
With about $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding still to be allocated before the end of the year, city officials are considering whether to use the money to extend downtown police patrols, fix the Civic Center or help public schools narrow a $1.6 million budget gap.
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Augusta apartment building fire displaces 19 people, including 10 children
The apartment where a fire started on South Belfast Avenue on Tuesday night did not have a working smoke detector, officials said.
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Traffic sign donated to help increase public safety in Farmington
Stephan Bunker donated the warning sign as a means t promote highway and public safety.
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T-Mobile customers in Maine get false alarm about statewide 911 outage
The erroneous alert went out to cellphones on the T-Mobile network around 2:45 p.m. A notification 20 minutes later advised Maine residents that the alert was a false alarm stemming from a temporary outage in Massachusetts.
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Augusta EMS calls on the rise, city adds 4th ambulance
The Augusta Fire Department is responding to about 100 more medical calls a month since changes were made by Delta Ambulance.
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Thousands remain without electricity in central Maine as snow melts, power restoration efforts ramp up
An April snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow and took down trees and power lines throughout the area.