Police said 13 people were injured in the fireworks explosion.
July 2012
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Trustees name Kalikow new president of USM
Kalikow will replace Selma Botman, who voluntarily stepped down as USM president after four years on the job.
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Maine Turnpike toll proposal to be aired in York
Ten toll increase options are now under consideration to raise additional revenue, including adding $1 to the toll at the York plaza.
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MLB: Yankees take 3 of 4 from Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Ivan Nova struck out 10, Andruw Jones hit his fourth homer in three games and the surging New York Yankees went into the All-Star break with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
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SNAPSHOT: Hay toss
Duane Whitten, center, tosses a square bale of hay Sunday over the head of his brother, Dwight, left, while loading a trailer belonging to Wayne Lewis, right. Lewis, of Chesterville, collected a 100 bales of fresh hay from the Manchester farm belonging to Maynard Whitten, Dwight’s and Duane’s father.
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Family farm camp grows into Long Barn Educational Initiative
SCARBOROUGH — Collecting eggs and feeding chickens is an exciting chore at farm camp.
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Firefighter calls it a career
AUGUSTA — Battalion Chief Ed Charles retired from the Augusta Fire Department June 15 after 25 years of service and took off for North Dakota. There, he indulged in one of his favorite hobbies, horseback riding.
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Innocent victims: Drug dependence begins early for some Mainers
Growing up on an island off the coast of southern Maine, Lena was using alcohol and marijuana by the age of 9. She continued to experiment with more potent drugs, tried to quit and found out several years later she couldn’t on her own, so she enrolled in a methadone treatment program.
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AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
AUGUSTA — Cases closed between June 28 and July 4, 2012, in Augusta District Court:
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Maine State Credit Union lists award winners
AUGUSTA — The Maine State Credit Union Scholarship Committee has announced its scholarship award winners. Each student will receive $1,000. Local students: