Augusta councilors renew city manager’s contract for another year
Susan Robertson, who has held the role since 2021, said she plans to retire next fall.Read More
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Widow’s plea for new safety rules changes state law on transporting caskets
Had they existed sooner, regulations for modified hearses might have saved a man killed in a 2017 wreck in Greene.Read
Read MoreExecutive director of Maine Arts Commission stepping down
David Greenham, the former board chairman, had taken over the role on an interim basis in 2021.Read More
Read MoreWest Gardiner residents push back on ordinance proposals
Following a public hearing at which town residents challenged how selectmen were proposing to regulate solar installations and medical cannabis
Read MoreWaterville City Council to move meetings into new space next month
The city is renovating a building at the corner of Front and Temple streets and will lease it monthly with
Read MoreWilton home jeopardized by latest rainstorm
Raymond Wiers who lives at 1405 Main Street in the East Wilton section of Wilton is facing uncertainty after heavy
Read MoreWestern Maine lawmaker leaps into congressional race
Mike Soboleski is the second Republican to challenge Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd District seatRead More
Read MoreHigh schools in Augusta and Readfield ratchet up restrictions on cell phones
Administrators are banning the use of cell phones in classes to curb distractions and increase engagement.Read More
Read MoreNew York man sentenced to two years in prison after drugs, guns, cash seized from camper in Augusta
An Augusta woman was also charged and sentenced in the case involving a police raid of a camper on Blair
Read MoreThree men charged with assaulting officers during Waterville traffic stop
Bruce Obert, his son Jeffrey Obert and Steven Kirkwood, all of Norridgewock, assaulted two Waterville police officers during a confrontation
Read MoreVoters in RSU 4 will vote for a third time on a proposed school budget
After rejecting two prior spending plans, some question whether officials have made enough cuts to win approvalRead More
Read MoreJeff Powers, co-founder of popular Bigelow Brewing Co., dies
Powers, who died suddenly on Tuesday, was joined by his wife Pam Powers in building Bigelow Brewing into one of
Read MoreEEE virus is found in mosquitoes in Maine
The virus has been detected in Maine mosquitoes for the first time since 2019 and the last known human case
Read MoreWinslow Town Manager LaCroix to depart and take reins in Farmington
Erica LaCroix spent three years leading Winslow’s municipal operations and is scheduled to take the helm in Farmington in December.Read
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