The council is moving to accept a $100,000 state grant to help fund a program that would provide some health care services to people who live on the streets, have a substance abuse disorder or other problems.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2023, Local & State, Politics
Question 2: What you need to know about the foreign campaign spending ban
The referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot would prohibit foreign governments and entities they control from spending money on state and local races and referendums. But media outlets warn that the proposal would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.
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Emergency alert system test planned for Wednesday
Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
State fire investigators look for cause of blaze at vacant house in Benton
Firefighters from several communities battled the fire Thursday afternoon at 864 Unity Road.
Posted inLocal & State
Local powerlifters from Farmington, Livermore Falls earn titles, set records
Five powerlifters attended the 2023 USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals in Memphis, Tennessee.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave
Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Tuesday’s hot weather breaks temperature record in Augusta
Building high pressure ushered in the heat that broke the record Tuesday, a late taste of summer following one of the warmest summers on record.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta officials decline to regulate speech after murals, neo-Nazi demonstration prompt policy review
Existing city ordinances and state laws balance the need to protect the public and allow free speech, officials said.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
SAD 49 appoints new principal for Albion and Fairfield schools
Pam Blaise will head the Albion Elementary School and Fairfield Primary School for the Fairfield-based school district.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta school board boosts pay for technical center instructors to attract more applicants
One year of experience in the field now equates to one year of teaching, resulting in pay increases of $3,000 to $17,500 for some.