Waterville city councilors have picked the site for a new police station.
They voted 5-to-2 Tuesday night to build a $2.75 million facility at Head of Falls.
That's the site a study committee also recommended.
The city already owns the land.
Councilors were also considering the buying . . .
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A church in Augusta is hosting a supper and auction to help folks heat their homes.
It's happening at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Eastern Avenue at 5:30 Saturday.
A chicken pot pie dinner will be followed by a chocolate dessert contest.
The suggested donation for dinner is $5 per . . .
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Frightening, exciting and a new start. That's just a few ways of looking at high school.
Eighth-graders are already starting to consider where they want to go.
John Bapst Memorial High School offered a step up day for them.
"Until you set foot into a school, you really don't know what it's . . .
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Coastal erosion will be discussed at a public meeting in Lamoine Thursday night.
The district manager of the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District will speak.
The meeting is set to begin at 7 Thuirsday night at lamoine town hall.
It's free to attend. . . .
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The governor's chief of communications is stepping down in two weeks.
Peter Rogers said Wednesday he came onboard in July to help set up Gov. Paul LePage's office of communications and never intended for it to be a long-term job. He said he's now ready to move on to something new.
Rogers was d . . .
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A national department store chain is recognizing outstanding young volunteers.
The Kohl's Cares Scholarship is for kids ages 6 to 18 who have made a positive impact through volunteering.
More than $420,000 in scholarships and prizes will be given out.. Ranging from $50 Kohl's gift cards to $1 . . .
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After working until the wee hours of the morning, lawmakers have come up with their own version of a state supplemental budget. But Governor LePage is still not happy with it.
LePage wants to remove 65,000 Mainers from Medicaid coverage to close what he says is a $220-million gap over the next t . . .
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Authorities say a 64-year-old Canton man died in a fire after he ran back into his burning home to try to save his dogs.
Crews were called the the scene a little before 5 o'clock Tuesday evening.
According to police, Sherwood Campbell was last seen yelling for help from a second floor window . . .
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A Unity man accused of punching his 16-year old son in the head is out on bail.
Leslie Bates, 49, is charged with domestic assault.
He was arrested on Monday.
Authorities say Bates had asked his teenage son a question. He reportedly didn't like the answer given, and hit him in the head.
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Jealousy over a woman apparently led to an assault in Bangor Tuesday morning.
Authorities say a man was struck above the eye with a beer bottle at a local homeless encampment.
The attacker has been identified as Michael Ireland, 47.
According to police, the victim chased Ireland off with a . . .
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