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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Farmington board recognizes man for 40 years of service to town
Jim Kiernan, the Public Works foreman and a Fire Rescue Department on-call firefighter, reached 40 years of employment with the town of Farmington.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2024
Farmington board OKs sidewalk plow purchase
A Stillwater company will provide the plow and attachments for $162,995.
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PublishedMay 20, 2024
Weeks Mills Road in Farmington closed Wednesday for culvert replacement
Osborne Road will be accessible, but traffic coming from New Sharon will be detoured to Bailey Hill Road.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Drunken driving charge dismissed for former Hallowell Public Works Department foreman
Christopher Buck, who resigned as foreman in 2022, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving to endanger after competing a court-ordered treatment program. He has been ordered to pay a fine totaling $730 and lost his driver's license for 30 days.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2023
Deteriorating roads are a $26 million problem for Augusta
An outside firm says that's the sum the city needs to pay to address concerns with about a quarter of its roads.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Augusta needs $20 million in new public works buildings to address safety concerns, report says
The report by an architectural consultant also recommends $33 million in improvements to update the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Farmington Public Works expenses approved, programs discussed
Purchase of a plow truck and two other vehicles was approved by Farmington Selectmen Tuesday, April 25.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Hallowell officials approve additional money for public works land purchase
The City Council voted to take money out of two accounts so the city does not exceed its $250,000 borrowing limit.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
As winter kicks into gear, at least 2 central Maine cities say they may be forced to overspend on salt
Augusta and Hallowell may exceed their budgets for salt, but elsewhere in central Maine, municipalities say they are on-track for spending on salt and sand at this point in the season.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Hallowell Public Works foreman facing drunken driving charge resigns
Christopher Buck stepped down after three months of paid time off following his July 3 arrest.
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