Augusta Monday At 4:11 p.m., trespassing was reported on Noyes Street. 4:45 p.m., a disturbance was reported at MaineGeneral Medical Center on East Chestnut Street. 5:06 p.m., theft was reported on Patterson Street. 5:27 p.m., an assault was reported at Walmart on Civic Center Drive. 5:39 p.m., a man, 43, from Ellicott City, Md., was […]
August 2012
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New Maine law puts youth concussions in focus
There are still details to be worked out. But under the law, a student won’t be allowed to return to a sport or extracurricular until he or she has been cleared by a “licensed health care provider.”
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Augusta Councilor: Riverview patient release plan ‘a public safety issue’
Some city officials are concerned the safety of residents could be at risk by a state plan to move mental health patients — many deemed not criminally responsible for committing violent crimes — into homes in the wider community.
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Waterville woman dies from car accident injuries
FAIRFIELD — A woman involved in a recent crash at Nye’s Corner died Sunday of her injuries.
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RSU 18 voters reject budget again
OAKLAND — Voters Tuesday rejected the Regional School Unit 18 budget in a district-wide referendum. It was the second time the budget has failed.
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Video, photos: Cox Memorial Methodist Church gets new steeple
HALLOWELL — Cox Memorial Methodist Church hired steeplewright Robert Hanscom to remove the old steeple, and build and install a new one.
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Messalonskee Stream Hydro under investigation for pesticide use
OAKLAND — The company that owns the dam on Messalonskee Lake is working with the state’s pesticide control board to determine whether the recent application of a weedkiller was in compliance with the law.
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Virtual charter schools go back to drawing board
AUGUSTA — The two groups seeking to start virtual charter schools have withdrawn their applications but plan to reapply for the next school year.
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Kennebec River level lowered for dam maintenance; boaters cautioned
WATERVILLE — Owners of a local dam have significantly lowered the depth of the Kennebec River behind the dam for maintenance, posing a potential low-water hazard to boaters upriver.
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Harold Alfond Cancer Center event to honor activists
AUGUSTA — The Harold Alfond Cancer Center, 361 Old Belgrade Road, is honoring its namesake benefactor and others today. The event is sponsored by The Missing Peace Project, the Dalai Lama Foundation and the Committee of 100 for Tibet. During the event, a pair of Dexter shoes Alfond gave the Dalai Lama will be returned. […]