The decision to move ahead with Westbrook-based Benchmark Construction comes after voters in 2020 passed a bond to have a combined fire and police station built on East Madison Road in Skowhegan.
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Waterville board approves $15.8 million Kennebec Water District complex plans
The new 20,000-square-foot building on Drummond Avenue would house Kennebec Water District’s business office, which currently is on Cool Street, and its operations center, which now is on South Street.
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Anonymous $500,000 gift to Johnson Hall prompts Gardiner theater to begin effort to double amount
The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell sets public hearing for next month on TIF renewal for Camden National Bank Ice Vault
If approved, the TIF and credit enhancement agreement for the facility at 203 Whitten Road would be renewed for another 10 years.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Hospitalized stabbing suspect faces attempted murder charge, police say
Police issue warrant for Kenneth Mcintyre, 43, of Freedom after altercation at a Waterville home leaves several people hurt.
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Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase
Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.
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Frigid conditions make ice, but break no records in central Maine
While this arctic blast has sent temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in four years, no temperature records were broken in the Augusta area.
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Albion moves forward with pending rules for marijuana sales, solar projects
Residents in March may be asked to allow the sale of medical marijuana by no more than two retail stores, and to OK a temporary moratorium on large commercial solar projects.
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Five people hospitalized after man pulls knife during late-night Waterville gathering, police say
An altercation at a home on County Road left several people hurt when a man stabbed a woman during an argument and then stabbed others as they came to defend her, according to police.
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Hallowell council votes to keep historic fire station building for future city uses
Officials voted to keep the building under city ownership, to let the food pantry stay, to move the police department into the building and to explore other possible uses.