City officials now require documentation proving ownership of cemetery lots before burials can take place, to prevent people from being buried in the wrong plots or at the wrong cemetery.
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UMaine System faculty lose faith in chancellor as his contract comes up for renewal
‘He doesn’t understand or want to understand the issues the faculty are raising,’ said a professor from the Augusta campus, the first school to declare no confidence in Chancellor Dannel Malloy.
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Deputy: Anson woman, 32, killed when she loses control of motorcycle, hits guardrail
Annie Harris-Rowe thrown from a motorcycle Saturday afternoon after traveling off the River Road in Anson, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
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‘Where will you go from here?’ Kennebec Valley Community College graduates 375 students
Commencement speaker Kristina Cannon reminded graduates of the importance of the role they have in their rural Maine towns.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help to find man who escaped ankle monitor
Virgil White, 33, was known last to be in Athens and is wanted for a number of charges.
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Delta Ambulance to pull out of joint agreement with Waterville
The announcement this week by Delta reflects a fraying relationship between the regional ambulance service and the city, due in part to the staffing challenges created for Delta when the city has hired away its emergency workers.
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Augusta councilors eye new plans for prioritizing affordable housing as top city goal
Goals for the year, just approved by the Augusta City Council, also include expanding ways to help people with substance use disorder, revitalizing Sand Hill, improving pedestrian safety, and solving the problem of Hatch Hill landfill filling up.
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Utility truck catches fire after coming into contact with power line, Waterville police say
No one was injured in the fire Friday that sent black smoke billowing into the air from the Consolidated Communications truck.
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Shooting death of Lewiston man at Augusta towing company under investigation by police
Authorities said the shooting of Tyler Morin, 36, happened Friday morning at the Ready Road Services towing company.
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Residents give preliminary approval to Pittsfield-area school district’s $13.4 million budget
Maine School Administrative District 53, which serves Burnham, Detroit and Pittsfield, held its annual budget hearing Thursday.