Augusta-area volunteers wash the wet, dirty sleeping bags at their homes, then return them so the clean, dry bags can then be recirculated back to other homeless people who turn in their bedding.
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State reviewing proposal to pay Unity university $7.8 million to house asylum seekers
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is seeking to have upward of 600 people housed on the campus of Unity Environmental University, formerly known as Unity College.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
After flag dispute, Gardiner-area school board to craft permanent policy
Maine School Administrative District 11 board of directors to discuss possible policy options at the regular business meeting Aug. 3 and invites the community for discussion.
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Restrictions repealed, all boaters allowed to set anchor in Winthrop waters
The Town Council has lifted a policy requiring boaters to own shorefront property in order to set anchor in town waters. A new committee has 1 year to make recommendations on how to proceed.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Massachusetts man arrested on charge of aggravated attempted murder in Waterville
Irineu Goncalves, 34, faces several charges after police found him strangling a woman behind a hotel on Main Street, according to officials..
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Following multiple camp break-ins on Hoyt Island, police continue search for leads
Several seasonal residences on the island in Belgrade were damaged recently, and a suspect has not yet been identified.
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Messages painted on Gardiner building raise eyebrows with QAnon message, code violation
Words appeared June 3 on two sides of the Gardiner Feed building on Maine Avenue, but with the building slated to be repainted, they will not be there much longer.
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Richmond School Department strengthens high school graduation requirements
Officials have upped the minimum required credit-equivalents from 15 to 21 in the district’s first major policy shift away from Regional School Unit 2.
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Augusta officials, building owners reach deal that highlights difficulty of providing safe, affordable housing in city
Code violations at the Edwards Inn at 53 Water St. have prompted discussion about code violations and providing much-needed low-income housing in Augusta.
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‘I wish we could hit’: Some call for change in Maine’s physicality difference between girls, boys lacrosse
Body checks are allowed in the boys game but prohibited on the girls side and some in the state would like to see this rule changed, even though it’s highly unlikely.