AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Augusta Maine. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/augusta-me 144 69 https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/augusta-me https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:20:00 -0600 Join us for a festive two-day shopping event featuring over 80 local sellers offering a wide variety of products, including handcrafted items, baked https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kccvs-5th-annual-holiday-craft-fair-31767784-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/kccvs-5th-annual-holiday-craft-fair-31767784-augusta-me.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - In case you missed it, reporting is continuing to highlight how “Susan Collins had the chance to stop” the https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-caved-and-public-broadcasting-is-paying-the-price-31761912-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-caved-and-public-broadcasting-is-paying-the-price-31761912-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 “A study to improve rural health care in Maine is currently on ice.” Augusta, Maine - Last week, Susan Collins voted https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-votes-against-restoring-maines-nih-research-grants-31761911-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-votes-against-restoring-maines-nih-research-grants-31761911-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - For months Susan Collins has been hammered by everyday Mainers for failing them – from serving as a https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/questions-collins-must-answer-in-august-as-mainers-continue-to-call-her-out-31761909-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/questions-collins-must-answer-in-august-as-mainers-continue-to-call-her-out-31761909-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Collins votes against her party “only after it has become apparent that the damage won’t be massive” Augusta, Maine - https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-is-a-regular-deciding-vote-on-important-republican-policies-and-nominations-the-bulwark-31761910-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-collins-is-a-regular-deciding-vote-on-important-republican-policies-and-nominations-the-bulwark-31761910-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 With the US Senate in recess, Maine Dems will continue to hold Collins accountable for her recent actions and call out her decades-long failures https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/maine-democratic-party-launches-collins-cost-us-august-recess-campaign-31761908-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/maine-democratic-party-launches-collins-cost-us-august-recess-campaign-31761908-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - In case you missed it, new reporting from the Bangor Daily News is revealing Susan Collins refuses to https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-susan-collins-does-not-support-a-republicans-proposed-stock-trading-ban-bangor-daily-news-31761905-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-susan-collins-does-not-support-a-republicans-proposed-stock-trading-ban-bangor-daily-news-31761905-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - On August 1, 2025, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced its closure thanks in part to Susan https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-bears-responsibility-for-closure-of-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-impacts-to-maine-31761906-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-bears-responsibility-for-closure-of-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-impacts-to-maine-31761906-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - In case you missed it, Susan Collins had a very bad month in July. From Mainers calling out Collins for her role in https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-no-good-very-bad-month-31761907-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-no-good-very-bad-month-31761907-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - In case you missed it, today Maine Democratic Party Chair Charlie Dingman joined health care advocates to mark the historic https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-maine-dems-health-care-advocates-call-out-susan-collins-record-threatening-medicare-and-medicaid-31761903-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-maine-dems-health-care-advocates-call-out-susan-collins-record-threatening-medicare-and-medicaid-31761903-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - Susan Collins’ record threatening Social Security is once again in the spotlight as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/as-trump-admin-admits-passing-backdoor-for-privatizing-social-security-susan-collins-record-in-spotlight-31761904-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/as-trump-admin-admits-passing-backdoor-for-privatizing-social-security-susan-collins-record-in-spotlight-31761904-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - On July 30, 2025, on the anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law, Maine Democratic Party https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-is-a-threat-to-medicare-and-medicaid-31761901-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/susan-collins-is-a-threat-to-medicare-and-medicaid-31761901-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Augusta, Maine - In case you missed it, new reporting is highlighting Susan Collins' "decades-long record of voting to cut Medicaid and https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-susan-collins-decadeslong-record-of-voting-to-cut-medicaid-and-medicare-maine-beacon-31761902-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/icymi-susan-collins-decadeslong-record-of-voting-to-cut-medicaid-and-medicare-maine-beacon-31761902-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Mills has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to rescind “endangerment https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-on-us-epa-proposal-to-rescind-regulation-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-31760593-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-statement-on-us-epa-proposal-to-rescind-regulation-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-31760593-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Under his leadership, MaineDOT paved thousands of miles of roads, repaired hundreds of bridges, strengthened efforts to protect infrastructure from https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-announces-the-retirement-of-maine-department-of-transportation-commissioner-bruce-van-note-31760591-augusta-me.html https://www.devel1.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-announces-the-retirement-of-maine-department-of-transportation-commissioner-bruce-van-note-31760591-augusta-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600