WISCASSET — Maine Women’s Business Center and the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission will sponsor a workshop, Marketing and Promoting Your Website, from 9 a.m. to noon March 7 at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. Conference Room, 36 Water St.
March 2012
Guilty plea for copper thefts
AUGUSTA — A man who stole 69 copper ground wires from 69 utility poles in Augusta last July has been banned from being on property owned by Central Maine Power Company as a condition of his probation.
Maine-ly Harmony youth chorus starts March 7 at YMCA
AUGUSTA — Maine-ly Harmony Chorus will offer classes in four-part harmony a cappella barbershop style singing at the Kennebec Valley YMCA, 31 Union St.
Many Chelsea residents want to see justice served
CHELSEA — Susan Sargent was overcome with emotion at the news Thursday that former selectwoman Carole Swan had been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges.
Winter not giving up yet
AUGUSTA — After two months of mostly mild and dry weather, the first day of March brought a chilling reminder to central Maine: winter’s not over yet.
Maine’s first fireworks store opens for business
Hundreds of customers braved a snowstorm Thursday to visit Pyro City and celebrate the end to a decades-long ban on fireworks in Maine.
RSU 12 office will not move to Chelsea school
CHELSEA — Regional School Unit 12 administrators have decided against moving the district’s central office into Chelsea Elementary School.
With pipeline deal, complexion of upcoming vote in Madison changes
MADISON — With the town’s tentative deal in place to not compete with a private company to build a natural gas pipeline through central Maine, an upcoming referendum vote may come down to one thing: trust in town officials.
Board works to up Vassalboro employees’ pay
VASSALBORO — Selectmen call it the 35 percent formula, and it’s aimed at making good on a promise to pay more to town employees.
Swan, husband, indicted in federal court
Former Chelsea selectwoman Carole J. Swan faces federal extortion charges, and she and her husband are both accused of working together to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency of money and failing to report more than $600,000 in income to the Internal Revenue Service. Swan, 53, of Chelsea, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand […]