City officials expect the road to be closed at one end, for about a week, so a failing culvert near Mount Vernon Avenue can be replaced..
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At central Maine seafood eateries, lobster roll sales stay high while live purchases go low
High lobster market prices are being driven by ‘unprecedented demand,’ one expert says, as local businesses see the impact playing out more than a year into the pandemic.
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Pie sale to raise funds for Waterville-area school supplies
WATERVILLE — Corpus Christi Parish plans to utilize a Maine dessert to raise money for students in need of school supplies. A blueberry pie sale is to be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 15, in the hall of Notre Dame Church, 116 Silver St. The pies cost $18 each and can be […]
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Recycler pleads guilty to not filing vehicle titles at Oakland yard
AIM Recycling pleaded guilty to 17 counts of failing to surrender the titles of vehicles it crushed to the state, paying more than $41,000 in fines and other charges as part of a plea agreement.
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Maine VA dedicates Fisher House, a home to lodge veterans’ families in Augusta
The ceremony was delayed over a year due to restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Augusta library to host talk by ‘Mainely Power’ author
AUGUSTA — Author Matt Cost is to join Lithgow Public Library’s monthly book discussion at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11. This event will take place both in person at 45 Winthrop St., and via Zoom. Cost’s Maine Humanities/Read ME fiction selection, “Mainely Power” will be discussed. The book is set in Brunswick, with a protagonist […]
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Trek Across Maine raises $360K for COVID research, lung health
Organizers from the American Lung Association are planning an in-person event in 2022.
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Deeds and research lead to discovery of lost historic Augusta cemetery
An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.
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Bicentennial lectures to feature 1 story of 4 Kennebec forts
The meet and greet is set for Aug. 7 at Old Fort Western.
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Windsor fairgrounds to hold free drive-in movie event
UScellular is to provide each vehicle popular movie snacks, including popcorn, candy, and water.