Schools across central Maine are seeing shifts in leadership ahead of the new school year, which begins in a few weeks.
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Rome Board of Selectmen considers remediation plan after several trees removed illegally from Great Pond property
Selectmen review plan Monday for replanting trees on property owned by Portland man along Jamaica Point Road.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Plenty to taste, see and hear at popular Taste of Waterville
Head of Falls along the Kennebec River teemed with people who ate, strolled, socialized and listened to music Wednesday during the 11-hour Taste of Waterville.
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In a departure from area towns, Pittsfield Town Council rejects moratorium on commercial solar farms
Councilors vote Tuesday against resolution that would have begun the process of creating a moratorium on commercial solar projects.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta Civic Center to open as cooling center as heat worsens
Augusta, Richmond welcome people to three air-conditioned buildings.
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Belgrade man, 44, killed when SUV travels off Winslow road, hits utility pole
Eric Drown died Tuesday when the Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving left China Road, hit utility pole and overturned, but his passenger, a 13-year-old boy, was not injured, police say.
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Waterville City Council approves maintenance account for RiverWalk at Head of Falls
Former City Manager Michael Roy, who co-chaired the committee that raised money for the $1.5 million RiverWalk, tells councilors about new Adopt a Garden program, which allows people to help maintain flower beds at the park.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Inmate health care provider abruptly stops Kennebec County jail services over bill dispute
Correctional Health Partners, which has also terminated services at the Androscoggin County jail, is seeking to recoup what is says are about $350,000 of additional costs, but county officials say the Colorado-based company has provided few details to justify the bill.
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Augusta animal shelter breaks ground for larger, more animal-friendly facility on farmland
Officials with the shelter, to be called Nancy Shuman Shelter on Leighton Road, is still working to reach $7.7 million fundraising goal to pay for construction.
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Kennebec County, sheriff’s deputies settle new contract with 9% raise
The pay increase brings Kennebec County from the bottom third in deputy pay to the top third at a time when law enforcement agencies are dangling incentives like sign-on bonuses to fill vacancies.