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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Midcoast residents ask state to turn unused railroad into recreation trail
The proposed Merrymeeting Trail would connect Brunswick to Augusta via a 34-mile unused railroad corridor that links with the Kennebec River Rail Trail.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Former Richmond biker bar gets new life — smoking meats and marijuana
Medical marijuana entrepreneur Clayton Sulak has opened a dispensary in one of Richmond's oldest buildings and plans to add a barbecue smokehouse this October.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2023
State ends ferry service between Richmond and Swan Island after more than 6 decades
Visitors are allowed to access the wildlife management area using their own watercrafts, and the state is no longer charging fees to use the island or camp there.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
More than 2,200 athletes to compete in Ironman half-triathlon as race returns to Augusta area
The event was a boon to the local economy last year, bringing $2.6 million to central Maine hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Fireman’s muster helps kick off a longer Richmond Days celebration for the town’s bicentennial year
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of its founding, town officials stretched the traditional celebration to a week, including the fireman's muster, which showcases the restored hand tubs that were instrumental to fighting fires before steam engines replaced human powered pumpers.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Trail, train advocates vie for use of rail corridor from Augusta to Brunswick
Officials and residents from communities along the corridor that runs along the Kennebec River say its use could bring significant economic benefits.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
No ifs ands or putts: New mini golf course set to become a central Maine destination
Moose Mountain Adventure Park in Richmond is slated to open an 18-hole course and ice cream stand on July 1.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
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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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Richmond resident awarded prestigious music scholarship
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
Richmond approves $2.1 million town budget and $7.9 million school budget at Town Meeting
The $2.9 million budget was cut down to $2.1 million from an article adjustment and $500,000 used from the undesignated fund to lower the amount raised. The school budget was passed at $7.9 million for the first-year Richmond School Department.
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