Both camps aim to be seen as the protectors of the health insurance program for seniors.
August 2012
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Kennebec Journal police and arrests log: Aug. 15, 2012
Augusta, Monday, at 10:28 a.m., mischief was reported at Fieldings Oil on Riverside Drive.
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Report: Sox have meeting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine expressed surprise over a report that several Boston players met with team owner John Henry and team president Larry Lucchino last month to complain about the manager’s handling of the team.
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SNAPSHOT: Fresh coat of paint
Drivers exercise their horses as Ryan Brann paints the small hexagonal building inside the track at Windsor Fairgrounds on Tuesday in Windsor. Brann and other workers are getting the fairgrounds ready for this year’s annual Windsor Fair, which starts Sunday, Aug. 26.
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Two local students named to dean’s lists
BIDDEFORD — Timothy Newell of Augusta has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of New England.
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Man who crashed stolen ATV in Kennebec given jail time
Brian E. Cray, 22, of Gardiner, rode a stolen all-terrain vehicle that crashed through the Kennebec River last February was sentenced to 10 days in jail for theft by receiving stolen property.
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Man due in court on Oct. 2 on charges of making bomb threats to Wilton schools
FARMINGTON — A court date of Oct. 2 has been set for Ron Hoffman, the Rumford-based attorney who is accused of phoning in bomb threats to two Wilton schools in March.
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Lawmakers say more data analysis needed from MDOT for commuter van program
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers want another look at financial data the Department of Transportation used to justify privatizing the state’s commuter van program.
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Winslow police station project may restart soon
During a town council meeting Monday, town employees, councilors and residents attempted to sort out the confusion and its financial impact. Then on Tuesday, more details emerged from the state Fire Marshal’s Office.
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Pan Am railroad gets earful from Belgrade residents about massive fee hike
The residents are concerned that, in some instances, annual maintenance fees charged to those who cross the railroad on private roads could jump from $75 a year to $1,500. Others who were not paying a fee were sent letters telling them to now pay $490 a year.