Detention center contending with staffing issues, lack of infirmary
Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. and Jail Administrator Major Douglas Blauvelt spoke with the Franklin County Budget Advisory Board
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Winthrop’s Town Council chair, police chief step down
Longtime Town Council Chairperson Sarah Fuller’s resignation is effective immediately. Police Chief Ryan Frost will retire in September.Read More
Read MoreCoelho says he won’t seek second term as Waterville mayor
Jay Coelho said Tuesday that he’s accomplished much of what he set out to do and wants to turn his
Read MoreUSM opens new training facility for nursing students
The University of Southern Maine on Tuesday unveiled a new $2.5 million training facility and simulation lab for nursing students.
Read MoreTwo injured after car traveling at a high speed strikes trees in Clinton
The impact of the crash Monday was so severe that a passenger was ejected from the car and the engine
Read MoreHallowell-area school district returns Japanese, English teaching positions after community outcry
Regional School Unit 2’s $34.5 million budget proposal needed different spending cuts as a result of the changes, officials said.Read
Read MoreWinslow Town Council gives preliminary OK to $31 million municipal budget
The proposed budget represents a $1.9 million increase to current spending.Read More
Read MoreTip from public led authorities to identify driver involved in Pittsfield hit-and-run, police say
Two people were hospitalized last week when they were struck by a pickup on the Higgins Road as they tended
Read MorePolice launch investigation after Cony student posts photo of gun, ‘concerning words’ on social media
Additional police officers are stationed at Cony Middle and High School following the post made by a student who is
Read MoreLegislature considers stronger penalties for assaulting medical providers
Lawmakers heard testimony on a bill to make it easier to file felony-level charges for assaults against emergency health care
Read MoreWaterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire
Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The
Read MoreMaine agency for indigent legal defense announces new leader
James Billings will take over as executive director of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services. Toby Jandreau will become
Read MoreMorning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal owner considering sale of his newspapers to new nonprofit
Reade Brower, who owns the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, and other daily and weekly
Read MoreState lawmakers consider removing size limits on open-pit metal mines
The current three-acre limit prohibits the mining of a lithium deposit in Newry that could be worth over $1 billion.Read
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