AUGUSTA — Survivors of domestic violence have one common wish, an advocate said Tuesday: that what happened to them doesn’t happen to anyone else.

FARMINGTON — Brian Smiley took over his family’s logging business just two weeks before a fire that started early Saturday morning, destroying a sawmill built by his parents nearly 33 years ago.

FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed from Jan. 16, 2012, to Feb. 15, 2012, in Farmington District Court.

WATERVILLE — The City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to hire Wright-Ryan Construction, Inc., of Portland, to help determine the best site for a new police station and see the city through the construction process.

STARKS — Residents on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to join Mt. Blue Regional School District, 72-5, leaving one final hurdle before they are able to send their children to the Farmington-based school district.

Mark Stitham was born and raised in Dover-Foxcroft, so Maine was the obvious choice when he reached the point in his life that he could consider buying a second home.

AUGUSTA — Faced for the first time with the various rules on the Maine governor’s line-item veto, legislative Republicans decided Tuesday not to break up their recess in order to decide whether to let the vetoes stand.