A judge sentences 48-year-old Timothy Darnell to a pair of concurrent year-long jail terms, but suspends the entire sentence.
August 2012
194th Skowhegan State Fair starts today
The fair is billed as the nation’s longest continuously operating agricultural fair.
Former Navy base equipment up for auction in Brunswick
Items including fire trucks, utility trucks, mowing equipment and wheel-mounted transformers will be auctioned later this month.
MDOT installs Smokey Bear in Kittery to warn of fire danger
The statue installed by MDOT has a fire danger sign next to it to inform visitors about the current forest conditions.
Portland man plans to return his Eagle Scout medal
PORTLAND — Austin Smith received his Eagle Scout medal in 1973, when he was a 16-year-old boy living in Columbus, Miss.
Viles Arboretum 5K features scenic route
AUGUSTA — A Run for the Trees cross country 5K race through the fields and forests of Viles Arboretum will take place Sept. 8 at the arboretum, 153 Hospital St.
Gardiner Public Library offers Aug. 14 henna workshop
GARDINER — Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St., will hold a Henna Happy Hour from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 14.
Maranacook Adult Education offers fall courses
READFIELD — Maranacook Adult Education will start registering for fall classes on Aug. 23.
Soles with soul highlight Alfond award presentation
AUGUSTA — Harold Alfond, in memoriam, was presented with the Compassion in Action award Wednesday by representatives of The Missing Peace Project and its cosponsors the Dalai Lama Foundation and the Committee of 100 for Tibet at MaineGeneral Health’s Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care, according to a MaineGeneral news release.