A statistical property revaluation, whose results are expected soon, could lower the city’s property tax rate, officials say.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Winthrop cat shelter will stay open after raising nearly $100,000
Weeks after putting out its plea for help, the PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter has received enough donations to stay in operation and hire a fundraising director.
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Augusta bird attack prompts trail closure at Bond Brook Trails
‘Two pounds of fury:’ Officials believe a nesting goshawk is defending its territory and is attacking people it deems threatening.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville rethinking residency requirement as search for city manager stalls
City councilors will consider voting to put a referendum on the November ballot asking voters if they want to eliminate a requirement in the city charter that a city manager must live in Waterville.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Central Maine charter school wins state competition
The Maine Academy of Natural Science Envirothon team plans to travel to Canada for the international competition in mid-July.
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Windsor man arrested on arson charge following vehicle fire in Somerville
Man allegedly set fire to a vehicle in Somerville that had been stolen in Augusta.
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Saying goodbye to an old Skowhegan school | Column
A recent tour of the soon-to-be-razed Margaret Chase Smith School conjured some happy memories from the 1960s — and a couple of unfortunate ones, Amy Calder writes.
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National Guard wraps up third year of work at Lake George Regional Park
A crew of about 20 has been working for the last two weeks on improvements to the social hall on the west side of the park in hopes of drawing people year-round.
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Victims’ relatives say teen accused of Chelsea slayings had mental and behavioral issues
While Maine State Police evidence technicians continued to process the scene of the double killing, family members spoke out about the men who were killed and the 16-year-old who has been arrested and charged with murder in their deaths.
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Somerset County settles 2 lawsuits over jail deaths
The county’s publicly funded insurer paid a total of $345,000 to settle the two separate, but similar, federal lawsuits that family members of the inmates who died filed last year.