The Maine Department of Transportation could skirt liability for creating potentially hazardous or fatal conditions after contractor SHOem Roadway Services LLC incorrectly laid fog seal on the road in June.
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At camp for Mainers with disabilities in Rome, volunteers collaborate to build barn from scratch in one day
The traditional barn raising took place Saturday at the Pine Tree Camp in Rome, supported by donations from local benefactors including Brent Burger of Oakland.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Travis Mills Foundation unveils plans for $4.3 million expansion to Rome retreat
Expansion plans, spurred by a large donation from a Powerball winner in Iowa, include a 9,800-square-foot Health and Wellness center to open in 2020.
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Settlement reached in 2-year-old junkyard dispute in Rome
The town of Rome and Larry and Janet DiPietro, the owners of an unlicensed junkyard and automobile graveyard, have settled a two-year-old dispute.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome
Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.
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Camp Ray of Hope seeks camper registrations
Pine Tree Camp in Rome will be the venue for the Sept. 13-15 session.
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RSU 18 sponsors Summer Meals Program
The program will run through Aug. 9 at nine sites located in China, Oakland, Belgrade Lakes and Rome.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
7 Lakes Alliance works to remove, prevent spread of milfoil on Great Pond
Property values, recreation opportunity, ecology, biodiversity at risk if invasive plant spreads.
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Heaven’s Blend to perform June 22 in Rome
ROME — Heaven’s Blend will perform a gospel message through music at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Rome Baptist Church, 480 Rome Road. Church members will serve refreshments following the service. For more information, email [email protected].
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Oakland-based district, Winslow, Vassalboro voters approve school districts’ budgets
All seven towns will preserve the budget validation referendum process for the next three years