Route 17 to be closed until the end of March and drivers are being directed to an 11-mile detour on the road between Augusta and Rockland.
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Crisis building at Maine wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man pleads guilty in BB gun shooting, but denies he was the shooter
The man who was hit in the eye by a BB pellet underwent multiple surgeries, officials said.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Local Catholic school students give back to communities
Local schools included those in Augusta, Auburn, Lewiston and Waterville.
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Small trains, tiny furnishings for dollhouses, draw big interest at Augusta show
Elaborate model train layouts featured at annual Augusta State Armory Show
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From Elvis to Pearl Jam, Augusta Civic Center has hosted many memorable performers in its 50 years
Officials hope to attract enough Elvis impersonators to the building, which hosted Elvis in his only Maine appearance in 1977, to set a world record.
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UMaine Augusta announces president’s, dean’s lists
The University of Maine at Augusta has announced the 2022 fall semester full-time president’s list and the 2022 fall semester full-time dean’s list. Students, along with their hometown, are listed alphabetically by county within Maine followed by national and international students. President’s List Androscoggin Deka Adaweh of Lewiston, Yasmine Barkad of Lewiston, Ryan Couture of […]
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State offers Specialty Crop Grant Program applications
Eligible groups must submit proposals for grants of up to $100,000 per project by March 16.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers
The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.
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School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state
The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.