5+ hour, 13+ min 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…...

2+ week, 4+ hour 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…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (13+ words) Historic Augusta building move looks increasingly possible as work gets underway'Centralmaine. com...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (377+ words) Engineers found serious deficiencies in the construction quality of the wall that collapsed in an Augusta Civic Center locker room last month just before a high school boys basketball state championship game. The non-load-bearing partition wall fell when a Monmouth…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (643+ words) Supporters of the University of Maine at Augusta's architecture program say the proposal to relocate it from its home in the city's downtown is shortsighted, wasteful, could jeopardize the widely praised architecture program's accreditation and was done without input from…...

1+ mon, 5+ 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (305+ words) The downtown Augusta location of Lisa's Legit Burritos closed its doors Feb. 13 after almost 11 years at the corner of Water and Bridge streets. Jay Simanski, the working owner of the restaurant, said the decision was a tough one but lifted…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (150+ words) Work continues on a $4. 5 million fence project at Blaine House in Augusta. The project, which began last summer, will enhance the building's security deterring unauthorized individuals while improving access for approved personnel. The prominent security fence will surround the perimeter…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (156+ words) AUGUSTA " Preparations for the Maine Principal's Association 2026 boys and girls high school basketball tournament were underway Monday at the the Hammond Lumber Company auditorium at the Augusta. .. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (474+ words) SKOWHEGAN " Warming centers and shelters are opening this weekend across central Maine as bitter cold weather is expected Friday night through Sunday morning. As of Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service office in Gray had issued an extreme cold warning…...