Goals for the year, just approved by the Augusta City Council, also include expanding ways to help people with substance use disorder, revitalizing Sand Hill, improving pedestrian safety, and solving the problem of Hatch Hill landfill filling up.
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Project meant to improve safety on Augusta’s Bangor Street gets $4.8 million in federal funding
Augusta will also get $265,000 to start a drug recovery assistance program as part of a federal budget signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden.
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‘This is not going to take him’: Respected South Sudanese elder hit by car fights to recover
Peter Nguany Machar has been in the hospital for nearly three weeks, undergone four surgeries and tested positive for COVID-19.
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Canaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special needs students
Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
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Our View: For climate, safety, we should build a better transportation system
The rising number of Maine pedestrian fatalities is just one sign that roads are unhealthy and unsafe.
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‘Be vigilant,’ drivers urged, with Maine on track for another deadly year for pedestrians
So far, 19 people have been hit by cars and died in 2021, more than double the fatalities for last year, as the state considers long-term plans to make roads safer for walkers, cyclists and drivers.
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Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Portland
Police are withholding the name of the 68-year-old pedestrian pending notification of his family.
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Man walking his dog struck by motor vehicle in Parsonsfield
The hit-and-run took place Saturday morning on North Road, and the victim is hospitalized in stable condition, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office.
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Police: Monmouth man killed in fog after being struck by car
Kyle Foyt-Bridges, 29, was killed while walking on Main Street early Thursday morning, according to authorities.
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Police: Driver says he fell asleep at wheel, causing crash that killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta
Augusta police continue investigation of crash that killed local residents Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, 69; her year-old granddaughter, Vada-Leigh Peaslee; and Rosalyn Jean, 62.