The rain-swollen Kennebec River is just beginning to touch the buildings in downtown Augusta, and two roads in Litchfield have been closed due to flooding, local officials said today.

Rep. Chellie Pingree is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

IN WINSLOW, Friday at 8:32 a.m., a weapon permit was issued to a resident on Getchell Lane. 9:54 a.m., a sex offense was investigated on Benton Avenue. 12:16 p.m., a sex offender registered at the police station on Benton Avenue. 7:52 p.m., a theft was investigated on Clinton Avenue. 11:18 a.m., juvenile offenses were reported […]

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity June 4:

Vehicle accidents, burglary, criminal mischief

LEWISTON — A Somalia-born Lewiston High School graduate who went on to Columbia University has been chosen as this year’s motivational speaker for city middle school students. Hossain Naji is scheduled to speak Wednesday as the 2012 “START Star” at the Lewiston Middle School. Project START, which stands for Steps for Accomplishing Real Life Transitions, […]

The attack occurred about 6:30 a.m. in an alley near a convenience store.