The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 “To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.”
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Family, city workers hope to raise awareness of disease that took Augusta woman’s life
Kathy Sproul, who died April 9 at age 69, insisted her brain be donated to research to help find a cure or treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy.
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Augusta to seek federal grant to help fight substance use disorder, overdoses
City looks to create program similar to Waterville’s Operation HOPE.
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Career conference available for grade 8-12 girls
Virtual workshop sessions will explore variety of fields in which female workers are underrepresented.
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Police say bill to eliminate intelligence unit would make Maine less safe
But critics say the more than $1 million used to fund the Maine Information and Analysis Center would be better used for other programs.
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Lawyer: Donor of controversial Augusta statue might be willing to take back his gift
A lawyer representing Robert Fuller Jr., who donated the statue of Melville W. Fuller to Kennebec County in 2013, suggested his client is willing to take back his gift.
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Maine State Police to step up traffic enforcement
A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.
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Augusta propane truck crash leads to power shut-off, school closures
The crash occurred early Monday morning, resulting in a temporary road closure as well, officials said.
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Maine Specialty Crop Grant Program applications open
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Bureau of Agriculture seeks Specialty Crop Block Grants program applications from Maine’s specialty crop industry, to present for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bureau anticipates awarding at least $500,000 in 2021. The block grant program is specifically designed to enhance the competitiveness […]
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Pair airlifted to hospital after motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta
Two motorcycle riders, a New Sharon man and a Jay woman, were not wearing helmets and suffered life-threatening injuries, police say.