4+ day, 4+ hour 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 D. Neumann…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (784+ words) The Augusta City Council agreed Tuesday to move forward with about $6. 6 million in cuts to the proposed budget, slashing existing city and schools services to minimize a property tax increase on the city's aging population. Almost $1 million of the city's…...

3+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 6+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (13+ words) Historic Augusta building move looks increasingly possible as work gets underway'Centralmaine. com...

1+ mon, 2+ week 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, 3+ week 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, 4+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 2+ 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…...

2+ mon, 2+ 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…...