The nine-day, rally-style race featuring antique and vintage cars is expected to spend the last three days of the 2,300-mile race in and around central Maine, before ending Sunday in Gardiner.
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Augusta senior housing project with 34 units moves closer to construction
The $11.3 million project was recently awarded Community Development Block Grant funds and won approval of MaineHousing.
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Augusta to use opiate settlement funds to pay for mental health worker on police calls
The worker would be hired by the city in the hopes of connecting people with substance use disorder with help.
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Solon storm damage likely due to microburst as storms swept through Maine Thursday
Thunderstorms popped up across Maine on the final day of a late-spring heat wave that broke some longstanding temperature records in central Maine.
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Local chamber officials ramp up coordination as thousands flock to Augusta-Waterville area for upcoming events
The cities of Waterville and Augusta are prepared, with help from their chambers of commerce, to receive influxes of people for such large events that are increasingly being held in central Maine.
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Thousands without power as thunder, hail slam central Maine
Over 17,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without electricity statewide as of 8:15 p.m. Thursday, 200 of which were in Somerset County as winds up to 60 mph and penny-size hail sweep through Maine.
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Watch: Hundreds turn out at cemetery on sweltering-hot day for funeral of ‘unclaimed’ Augusta veteran
No one came forward to claim Gerry R. Brooks after he died last month, and a funeral home director said it’s becoming a more common situation.
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Poll: What’s your favorite kind of food truck eats?
Food trucks have been an extremely popular commodity all across Maine and locally for years now. Take our poll below to tell us your favorite type of food truck foods! And check out our guide for a listing of food trucks all across our area.
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Webinar on Maine’s direct care shortage set for June 26
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Economic Policy is set to host a webinar on the report Closing the Gap: Maine’s Direct Care Shortage and Solutions to Fix It, at noon Wednesday, June 26. Thousands of older adults, people with disabilities, and individuals with behavioral health challenges do not receive the personal care and support […]
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Beating the extreme heat: Central Mainers search for swimming holes, pools and cooling centers
As the heat wave continues to build and steam, people in central Maine were taking measures to cool off wherever they could.