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Liz Soares ponders the ways in which she could live a more sustainable life and being less reliant on plastic products emerges as the top prospect.

Voters also chose two new Augusta Board of Education members, James Orr and Susan Parks, in contested races.

The crash happened at about 2pm on Friday afternoon near the intersection of South Belfast Avenue (Rt 105, and the entrance to the Hatch Hill Landfill (Hatch Hill Road).

The crash happened at about 2pm on Friday afternoon near the intersection of South Belfast Avenue (Rt 105, and the entrance to the Hatch Hill Landfill (Hatch Hill Road).

The two contested seats on the Augusta City Council will be decided in Tuesday's election.

Voters will be asked to fund the design for a new fire station and to start a fund to address dangerous buildings in town.

The town pays $40,000 to allow its residents to use Hatch Hill Solid Waste Disposal Facility. But in an effort to cut costs, town officials are considering not renewing the contract at the end of the year.

Annual Town Meeting voting in Pittston on Saturday is to be followed up with local elections on Monday.

Officials are looking to put away funds to help pay for the potential vertical expansion of the landfill, which could cost about $20 million and extend the landfill's lifetime by 12 to 15 years.

With the landfill projected to be full in about four years, officials say they need to put money away to help offset the future cost of expanding the landfill.