Augusta couple confesses to dozens of burglaries

Craig Crosby Staff Writer

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December 3, 2011

Augusta couple confesses to dozens of burglaries

AUGUSTA — An Augusta couple arrested in connection with a burglary last month are responsible for breaking into more than two dozen homes throughout central Maine, police said Friday.
Published
December 2, 2011

Augusta touts traffic improvements

AUGUSTA — “The issues we’ve dealt with in Augusta have been pretty interesting, if not downright amazing,” Duguay, Augusta’s development director, told a large gathering of transportation specialists during a panel at Thursday’s 61st Maine Transportation Conference at the Augusta Civic Center.
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December 2, 2011

Monmouth residents make progress in school district withdrawal research

MONMOUTH — A group of Monmouth residents is making progress in researching the consequences of withdrawing from the school district, but is also facing tough questions as it prepares to release findings next month.
Published
November 30, 2011

Belgrade man injured in fall while hunting

BELGRADE — A local man was seriously injured Monday when he fell from a tree stand while hunting on his family’s property.
Published
November 30, 2011

Hunter injured after tumble from tree stand

BELGRADE — A local man was seriously injured Monday when he fell from a tree stand while hunting on his family’s property.
Published
November 29, 2011

Augusta man charged in apartment stabbing

AUGUSTA — A Cony Road man was behind bars Monday after a weekend stabbing left one man recovering at a Lewiston hospital.
Published
November 27, 2011

Use less, save more on energy costs

Reducing your energy bill means finding ways to use less. And while there are a number of big-ticket ways to cut costs — such as replacing windows — state and private energy experts say there is plenty of money to be saved on the cheap.
Published
November 27, 2011

Dealers feel oil squeeze

Calling for an oil delivery these days can make one cringe. But homeowners are not the only ones who detest soaring oil prices, said John Babb, president of Manchester-based J&S Oil. Volatility, especially, and the rising cost of oil in general, has forced a number of dealers out of the industry.
Published
November 27, 2011

Many variables influence oil cost

MANCHESTER — John Babb looks at the computer screen at his desk as numbers bounce up and down with the constant stream of information from Wall Street.
Published
November 27, 2011

Depression, soaring oil prices put lives at risk

Craig Johnson settled into the couch, trying to catch his breath after walking across the room. The small pouch strapped under his arm dumped chemicals into his body to battle the cancer that so far has been unable to kill him, but has kept him from working for nearly four years.