Greater health insurance, retirement and workers’ compensation costs, ‘modest’ growth in employee pay, and less use of school budget ‘surplus’ are driving the increase, the city manager said.
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Massive flood of 1987 could happen again
Experts say it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when; but technological advances will make it easier to predict and prepare.
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Need to spruce up your rental property? Augusta has money for landlords
Grants from the Augusta Housing Authority will be available to help fix up and preserve deteriorating housing stock in the city.
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Augusta accident site cleared on outer Western Avenue
Police said a wrecker was at the scene helping to roll the vehicle into an upright position.
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Police: Ohio murder suspect among three arrested Wednesday in Augusta drug bust
Matthew A. Mason II, 18, of Sandusky, Ohio, was arrested after police discovered drugs at an Augusta home.
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Cushnoc Brewing Co. to debut in Augusta
The microbrewery will open on Water Street in the fall, serving locally made beer and wood-fired brick oven pizza.
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Downtown Augusta rock shop to reopen
A friend of the former owner of Sonny’s Museum and Rock Shop plans to reopen it Saturday, and she even included a tribute to him in the shop.
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100 years ago, an adjustable tourniquet invented by Augusta man was new technology
Leo Murphy found the drawings and hundreds of the devices in the attic at Plummer’s Funeral Home in Augusta.
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Kennebec Journal March 28 police log
Augusta area police reports for March 28, 2017.
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Cost to attend UMaine System likely to top $19,000 next year
Following a six-year tuition freeze, ‘now it is time to invest,’ Chancellor James Page says.