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…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (434+ words) The Augusta Board of Education approved a new public comment policy Wednesday to change sections invalidated by a federal judge in a First Amendment case last month. The new policy, approved in a 6–1 vote, removes references to gossip and abusive…...

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…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (217+ words) BANGOR — It’s up to a federal judge to decide whether the Augusta Board of Education violated an outspoken activist’s First Amendment rights by silencing him for allegedly violating the board’s public comment policy by criticizing board members and administrators. Blanchard…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (500+ words) Augusta City Council members on Thursday kept in place a moratorium on new homeless shelter proposals while land-use regulations and a new shelter licensing ordinance are considered. The licensing ordinance would require new homeless shelters in Augusta to obtain the…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (722+ words) AUGUSTA — Residents angry about a variety of issues at a bizarre Augusta school board meeting Wednesday ate popcorn, held up signs demanding the board chairwoman resign, rolled around on the floor, threw accusations and uttered prayers. And activists upset about…...

8+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (581+ words) An Augusta activist is suing Augusta Police Department claiming he was not able to speak out against the October No Kings rally in Augusta because he was detained by police after other attendees inaccurately reported he had a gun. Nicholas…...

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…...

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…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (847+ words) AUGUSTA — By all accounts, the country is beset with political strife, partisan fighting and divisions among people of all personalities and persuasions. But in the small city of Augusta on Sunday, in a quiet park along the Kennebec River, there…...