A 13-year-old Augusta girl is facing charges in connection with a fire that started inside a Cony middle school bathroom.
March 2012
Council chamber best used by more city panels
I want to clarify my position regarding the use of the Augusta City Council chamber by the Board of Education. I now fully support members of the school board having access to and use of the council chamber and sitting at the council bench to conduct their business. I have done some serious research and […]
Portland pot dispensary opens quietly
Just a handful of patients show up for the opening of the city’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in a nondescript brick building at the end of an alley off Congress Street.
Waterville council looks to increase city revenues
WATERVILLE — Ways to increase city revenues was a recurring theme in Tuesday night’s budget discussion. City Councilors reviewed figures for the assessing, city clerk, finance, information technology and administrative departments in the proposed $16.9 municipal budget. That budget and the proposed $19.8 million school budget represent a total proposed $36.8 million for 2012-13, which […]
Legal counsel sought on Oakland sewer system woes
OAKLAND — Lawyers are now involved in the effort to get the town’s new $6 million sewer system working.
Maine officials say Supreme Court ruling hard to predict
WASHINGTON — Maine Attorney General William Schneider and Rep. Chellie Pingree have very different views on President Barack Obama’s health care law, but they agree on one thing: It’s tough to predict how the Supreme Court will rule on the landmark legislation.
NBA: Garnett paces Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 14 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 94-82 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Union revocation scrapes by committee
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee split along party lines Wednesday on a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights for in-home child care providers.