The Waterville Area YMCA’s Mid-Maine Dolphins team will go to Florida next month to compete against others from across the country, Amy Calder writes.
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Alexander Reed Road in Richmond closed after culvert collapses from rainfall
Officials expected the road to be closed for four to six weeks and there was not yet an official detour in place Friday morning.
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Hartland man sentenced for police shootout that left Waterville officer wounded
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom to a term amounting to 30 years in prison for the 2019 shooting in which dozens of rounds of gunfire were exchanged during a police chase.
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Gardiner to hold public meeting with city manager candidate on Monday
Andrew R. Carlton, currently the superintendent for Regional School Unit 4, will take part in a community gathering Monday to meet and talk with city residents.
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Somerset County initiative looks to provide broadband to all homes within 3 years
The Somerset Economic Development Corp. is weighing proposals and other options to advance its goal of 100% fiber-to-the-home coverage in Somerset County.
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Beloved Cony German teacher wins Maine Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
Deb Backman, a German teacher at Cony Middle and High School, recently was awarded the Foreign Language Association of Maine’s Teacher of the Year award.
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Washington to vote on creating municipal broadband network
The broadband question will be considered Saturday at the annual Town Meeting.
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Augusta School District budget up almost 6.5%, but officials say it will not cost city more
Board of Education unanimously approves proposed $35.5 million budget for the 2022-23 academic year that officials say will not require the city spend more than this year. The spending plan next goes to the City Council.
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Many Fairfield residents oppose requirement they connect to public water system
More than 100 people gather for a public hearing on the proposed $48 million expansion of the Kennebec Water District, to serve areas of Fairfield affected by “forever chemicals.”
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Augusta voters approve borrowing $4.5 million for city purchases, projects
Residents vote 314-127 to approve bonds for capital improvements, including a new fire truck, work to improve roads and pedestrian safety and repairs to the downtown parking garage.