AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed between March 29–April 4, 2012, in Augusta District Court: Angela D. Arnold, 29, of Whitefield, theft of services Sept. 23, 2011, in Augusta; 30-day jail sentence, $29 restitution. Bradley Atkins, 20, of Wells, operating while license suspended or revoked Dec. 11, 2011, in Augusta; $250 […]
April 2012
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POLICE
AUGUSTA SATURDAY At 12:48 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Orchard Street. 7:09 p.m., criminal trespass was reported at Damon’s Beverage Barn on Bangor Street. 7:15 p.m., harassment was reported on Washington Street. 7:18 p.m., a 49-year-old Augusta man was summonsed for assault on Northern Avenue. 9:23 p.m., a disturbance was reported on Bridge Street. […]
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Pipeline analysis to be given
BELGRADE — Select board members will soon know how the town will benefit if they decide to grant a natural gas company a tax break for a pipeline through town.
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A local jobs generator
AUGUSTA — The $312 million hospital rising on a hillside in north Augusta is being built by people likely to use it. And this past week, the number of workers topped 300 for the first time. The hardhat count will rise to between 400 and 500 over the summer.
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Hard times thwarting efforts by students to travel abroad
GARDINER — Organizing a class trip abroad has been a cause of major frustration for Latin teacher Richard Reutershan.
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China, state confrontation on police services
CHINA — A long-running dispute between the state and the town over fees for dispatching police and sheriff’s officers could leave the town without that service or embroiled in a legal battle.
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SNAPSHOT: Taking an egg break
Ely Tiba, 4, collects a chocolate egg Sunday beneath a tree in Capitol Park while hunting for treats from the Easter bunny with her sister, Zoe, 18 months. The siblings, of Quebec City, scoured the park during a respite from driving home from a vacation in Portland with their parents.
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Warm weather starts tick clock early
This year’s unusually warm winter and early spring mean ticks have become active earlier than usual, and if a 10-year pattern of warmer winter weather continues, then tick-borne diseases are likely to become more of a problem in the future, researchers say.
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House rejects paper shielding
A bill that would have allowed the governor and all future governors to shield their working papers from the public was soundly rejected by the House last week, 98-47.