Officials say the city is working to make pedestrian safety improvements, but some worry funding is not adequate.
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As its annual sale approaches, Dresden’s library hopes to become a community-oriented place
The Bridge Academy Public Library is restocked with books and reinvigorated with volunteers and patrons, as it hopes to grow out of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dresden officials sending out flyer urging opposition to proposed RSU 2 budget
The flyer, which has already been posted on the town’s website and social media, is expected to go out in the next week. It has generated a variety of responses on social media.
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Police: Mother, 24, dies in one-car crash in St. Albans
Chelsey Roy of St. Albans is believed to have died on impact, according to police. Her 3-year-old son, who was in the back seat, was taken to Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, where he was treated for injuries not considered life-threatening.
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Man to serve 8 years in prison for Waterville drive-by shooting that injured 7-year-old girl
The father of Emahleeah Frost says his daughter, who was shot while in her bedroom, may suffer consequences of the shooting for the rest of her life.
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Augusta council to discuss adding sidewalk on Cony Road where 3 pedestrians were killed
Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, 69; her granddaughter, Vada-Leigh Peaslee, 1; and Rosalyn Jean, 62, all of Augusta, were killed Thursday afternoon when hit by a car near 269 Cony Road.
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Wales man rescued from burning home during early morning hours
The man’s house was a total loss following the early Tuesday morning fire, but he was rescued and reported by responders as conscious, alert and breathing.
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Augusta woman hails ‘monumental’ settled case in Maine guaranteeing equal voting rights for those with print disabilities
Voters with print disabilities will continue to have an opportunity to vote absentee electronically, after Lynn Merrill of Augusta and others brought a lawsuit ahead of the primary election last year.
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Augusta brewery to offer a beer with a COVID-19 shot
Cushnoc Brewing Co. is partnering with Waldo County General Hospital for a pop-up COVID-19 clinic on June 4 at the brewery’s Annex on North Belfast Avenue.
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Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine
Employers are struggling to hire in Maine and across the nation, which experts say is the result of several factors exacerbated by the pandemic.