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Features news from the Kennebec Journal of Augusta, Maine and Morning Sentinel of Waterville, Maine. Serves Augusta, Hallowell, Manchester, Waterville and the Northern Kennebec Valley of central Maine.

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centralmaine.com > 06/07/2026 > this-petition-could-transform-voting-in-augusta-elections-whats-at-stake

This petition could transform voting in Augusta elections. What’s at stake?

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (915+ words) A new petition effort would implement a rare form of ranked-choice voting in Augusta’s local elections and eliminate ward-based representatives in favor of citywide elected officials. The petition has already drawn stiff opposition from city councilors who represent Augusta’s four…...

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centralmaine.com > 05/06/2026 > corn-pop-free-speech-court-case-prompts-review-of-augusta-schools-public-comment-policy

‘Corn Pop’ free speech court case prompts review of Augusta schools public comment policy

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (498+ words) The Augusta Board of Education will soon consider approving a new public comment policy to align with a federal court ruling last week that held some parts of the board’s rules likely violate the First Amendment. U.S. District Judge Stacey…...

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centralmaine.com > 01/09/2026 > cmp-wants-a-new-facility-their-augusta-neighbors-dont

CMP wants a new facility. Their Augusta neighbors don’t.

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1034+ words) AUGUSTA — Tom Keefe received a letter back in October: Central Maine Power Co., his neighbor across Old Winthrop Road and the largest utility in Maine, planned to build a new structure on the site. Thefacility would cover nearly an acre…...

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centralmaine.com > 12/29/2025 > what-to-expect-when-maine-lawmakers-return-to-augusta

What to expect when Maine lawmakers return to Augusta

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1215+ words) Lawmakers will return to Augusta in the coming weeks to take up the normal course of business for the second year of Maine’s biennial session. They’ll complete their unfinished work from the previous year, tweak the budget and pass a…...

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centralmaine.com > 11/15/2025 > gratitude-to-augustas-ward-1-voters-letter

Gratitude to Augusta’s Ward 1 voters | Letter

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (201+ words) With Election Day in the rearview mirror, I write to thank the voters of Ward 1 for electing me to serve on the Augusta School Board. Over the past five years, I have found a family and made a home in…...

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centralmaine.com > 09/28/2025 > after-3-decades-augusta-city-attorney-to-rest

After 3 decades, Augusta city attorney set to rest

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (822+ words) In 2011, municipal attorney Stephen Langsdorf stepped into a huge mess in Chelsea, a small Kennebec County town teetering on the brink of lawlessness. The FBI arrested longtime chairman of the board of selectman on extortion and other charges, one of…...