The proposal for the new station at a former Hannaford site on Willow Street could go to residents for a vote in June.
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Virtual Kenneys to celebrate accomplishments of Augusta-area businesses
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s popular annual award ceremony has been reimagined to celebrate its members while honoring public health restrictions on gatherings.
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Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program applications open
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Bureau of Agriculture seeks Specialty Crop Block Grants program applications from Maine’s specialty crop industry, to present for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bureau anticipates awarding at least $500,000 in 2021. The block grant program is specifically designed to enhance the competitiveness […]
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Pair airlifted to hospital after motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta
Two motorcycle riders, a New Sharon man and a Jay woman, were not wearing helmets and suffered life-threatening injuries, police say.
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Augusta’s ‘Cony Pride’ building gets reprieve from demolition for now
The city was approached by people expressing interest in acquiring and restoring the old building at former fire station site.
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Waterville man who exposed himself sentenced on firearms charge for possessing flare gun
Nicholas R. Hutchings, 35, was sentenced Friday on a firearms charge and several counts of indecent conduct in three Maine counties.
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Video: Augusta students topple 1,333 cereal boxes in philanthropic lesson benefitting food bank
Students and community members collect the cereal boxes for the Augusta Food Bank. The food will save the food bank about $5,000.
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Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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Two positive COVID-19 cases reported at Augusta elementary school
Gilbert Elementary School Principal Sarah Landry said the two cases are not related to any others, and there are no close contacts within the school
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Volunteer Maine seeks nominees for service awards
Nominations close at 5 p.m. Friday, April 30.