The Board of Selectmen rejected a request Tuesday to spend an additional $83,289 on a planned $10 million public safety building, saying the extra money was not included in the contract.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
In response to thefts, Hallowell to fly Pride flags on City Hall, Water Street for one month
The issue prompted debate regarding whether nongovernmental flags should be raised outside municipal buildings.
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Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Clinton approves purchase of pickup truck as police cruiser
Selectmen on Tuesday approved the acquisition of a 2022 Ford F-150 for the Police Department, to replace a 2017 Ford SUV the department now uses.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
New homeless shelter at Augusta church approved without opposition
The shelter at the South Parish Congregational Church is planned to be open from November through April, every overnight from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police: Man subdued after aiming loaded gun at local boxer at West Forks store
Police responded to a disturbance early Wednesday to find Edward Baker, 28, had been restrained on the ground by three people, including Brandon Berry, a local pro boxer who has risen to fame in that sport.
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Photos: A grave mystery becomes a tribute to 19th century woman
All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
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Waterville Planning Board approves changes to College Avenue housing project
Manor Gardens LLC made three changes to its development plans for the site of the former John Martin’s Manor, including reducing one building by three units.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta’s 2nd sinkhole in a month repaired on Western Avenue
A failing brick manhole caused a sinkhole to form Tuesday in front of the Augusta Plaza. The unusual leak has prompted a review of other manholes in the city.
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‘Duke’ Dulac, Augusta barber and political pollster ahead of his time, dies
The Augusta barber who polled his clients to predict political outcomes gained notoriety after being the only one to forecast the upset election of James Longley as Maine’s governor in 1975.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Benton woman takes on grave mystery and returns headstone to rightful place
Cindy Gagnon began some detective work this summer to find out where a damaged headstone kept in storage in a Fairfield museum really belonged, and ultimately made her way a few towns over to China.