AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Augusta has become the latest Maine municipality to ban fireworks.
City councilors Thursday night voted to ban the use and sale of fireworks in the city.
The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/vNR9rW ) reports that councilors voted 5-2 in favor of the ban.
The Legislature this year passed a law legalizing fireworks in Maine beginning Jan. 1, but municipalities have the option to regulate them within their borders.
A number of other cities have already banned fireworks, including Portland, Bangor and Lewiston.
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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/
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