Hallowell News

At the meetings, voters have the opportunity to amend budget articles before placing them on the ballot for the validation vote, which is June 11 for most area districts.

Major construction on Water Street will cause economic disaster in downtown Hallowell, several business owners said at a public forum on Wednesday.

People chant at the start of a lunchtime rally to protest Gov. Paul LePage 's budget plan on Wednesday, on the plaza outside west entrance of the State House in Augusta.

Voters who take part in next month's annual Town Meeting will decide once and for all whether they favor remaining with Regional School Unit 2 or withdrawing and returning to a town-run school system.

City and Maine Department of Transportation officials are inviting residents and business owners to a public forum Wednesday to learn more about the planned reconstruction of Water Street.

The Regional School Unit 2 school board has unanimously approved a budget of $24.4 million, which is $1.3 million or 5.6 percent higher than this year's. Because of a reduction in state subsidy, however, the amount to be paid by local taxpayers would increase by $1.7 million, or 13.8 percent.

Blue Marble Geographics will be traveling to the Netherlands to participate in the upcoming Geospatial World Forum conference held on May 13th though the 16th at the Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam.

Jacob Auger of Wellness Connection of Maine calls new patients Wednesday March 28, 2012 at a new medical marijuana dispensary on Congress Street in Portland.

It was a Tuesday morning in April. Police say a worker at a family daycare and pre-school in Hallowell, Maine went into the bag of a four-year-old boy looking for some clothes.

The Maine Turnpike at mile 108 in Hallowell, just south of the Western Avenue, will have traffic stops in both directions late Monday and early Tuesday, the Maine Turnpike Authority announced in a press release.

It's a line the city has heard for more than a decade, but this time it appears natural gas will be coming sooner rather than later.

Bars, clubs and similar businesses should double-check the license collection on their walls or tell patrons to leave their dancing shoes at home, according to the state fire marshal's office.

China May 1 Police charged two male juveniles with criminal mischief after employees at Erskine Academy on Windsor Road discovered a large number of tire marks on the front lawn.

City councilors voted unanimously to spend up to $40,000 to hire a consultant to help pick which of two natural gas proposals would benefit both the city and the most residents.

Following a report that a 4-year-old child brought a loaded handgun to a local preschool last month, the Kennebec County District Attorney's Office has asked for more information to determine whether to bring charges.

The city is considering spending up to $40,000 on a consultant to help determine which of two proposals to provide natural gas would be best for the city and its schools, businesses and residents.

The Island Institute has announced the results of the 2013 Island Bizplan Contest, a new initiative designed to encourage and support entrepreneurs from Maine's 15 year-round island communities.

The Maine Superior Court recently tackled these issues following a dispute involving the City of Hallowell and several sewer customers who filed suit against the Greater Augusta Utility District regarding how costs were divided between sewer and stormwater customers.

John Christie and Naomi Schalit are the founders and investigative reporters for the non-partisan Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting and will be speaking at the Camden Public Library Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Senior reporters John Christie and Naomi Schalit will give a series of talks this spring around the state on the critical connection ... (more)

As April's cold and showery days come to a close we embrace the coming days of May.