This year’s Town Meeting was held via secret ballot due to public health restrictions, which Town Clerk Annie Tibbetts said drew more votes for the municipal election than in the last election, but about the same for the budget vote.
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Police provide more details on Thursday’s chase through central Maine
The investigation is still ongoing, the Clinton police chief said, but additional details were available on Friday.
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Augusta may tap state resources to reach out to residents with substance use problems
At Thursday night’s meeting, Augusta city councilors met with the state’s Opioid Response Project Manager Rowland Robinson who offered the city the use of the state’s media campaign materials.
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Cony Pride building targeted for demolition in Augusta
City officials say the deteriorated former fire station, later used by Cony students and boosters for storage, is too far gone to be saved.
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Canaan Town Meeting set Saturday, municipal elections scheduled for Monday
Voters will discuss 30 items on the Town Meeting warrant, which proposes a $1.36 million budget.
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Hallowell officials allocate up to $25,000 to Bangor architects for Second Street Fire Station plans
The City Council voted unanimously this week to allocate the funds, starting the design process for the “adaptive reuse” of the historic building.
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Educators ages 60 and older to be vaccinated Saturday at Augusta Civic Center clinic
In order to attend, teachers and staff that met the age requirement had to be selected by their school district.
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Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
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Outbreak investigation opened at Skowhegan Area Middle School
It is believed that transmission may have occurred in school, but officials decided to keep the facility open after discussions with Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
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While union ‘lost patience,’ Hallowell-area superintendent’s contract still renewed by school board
After a motion to table the contract approval was defeated, Superintendent Tonya Arnold’s contract was renewed through June 30, 2023, in an 8-1 vote.