Firefighters from five area departments, with help from a Maine Forest Service helicopter, spent about five hours Monday putting out a brush fire on the wooded east side of Manchester.
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Waterville board gives preliminary OK to $30.27 million school budget
The Board of Education will take a second, final vote on the budget for 2023-24 after the City Council approves the municipal and school budgets in a few weeks.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Cony student who posted photo of rifle, ‘concerning words’ will not face criminal charges
Law enforcement officials said the photo posted on social media was not a threat against Cony High School or its students and staff.
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Waterville to hold bulky waste pickup for first time in 18 years
Waterville Public Works Director Matt Skehan said people must have their items at the curb no later than 7 a.m. May 22 to be guaranteed they are picked up that week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Albion woman dies from injuries tied to attempts to start campfire in China
Liza Bragg, 46, suffered fatal burns after standing too close to a campfire, officials said.
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Fairfield residents pass $7.1 million municipal budget at Town Meeting
The approval of the spending package came Monday and included residents giving their OK to use federal American Rescue Plan Act money to pay a new fee to Delta Ambulance for 911 emergency services.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Partially collapsed porch at Augusta apartment building displaces 10 residents
The porch of the triple-decker building at 15 Washington St. partially collapsed due to “severe deterioration,” according to officials.
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UMA staff raised concerns over transparency in search for senior administrator
Assertions from unnamed employees about a newly hired dean of students highlight a lack of policy about reviewing negative information for finalists.
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Officials warn of high fire danger after acre of Somerville land burns
Officials at the scene on Marus Lane in Somerville did not know how the fire started, but the fire danger level is high with the high wind speed.
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Waterville council expected to name new city manager
The special meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at The Elm at 21 College Ave., with the city manager position the only item on the agenda.