HALLOWELL — Since the Vaughan Homestead Foundation formed in 2003, it has focused on maintaining the historic home, archiving its contents and continuing the traditions of annual visits by Hall-Dale students and public access to Vaughan Woods.
August 2012
Convicted killer’s parents return to stay near son
AUGUSTA — Supporting their son, who is serving 45 years in prison for murder, is the driving force behind a couple’s return to Maine.
Beware the ‘Can Opener’: Low train trestle in Augusta causes major problems
The train trestle on Water Street has taken its own toll on a number of big trucks that have tried to pass underneath that city officials have even given it a nickname .
Timber cuts start of 10-year plan for East Winthrop preserve
WINTHROP — Timber cutting is under way at a 300-acre preserve in East Winthrop managed by the Small Woodland Owners of Maine.
Births: June 8-July 13
AUGUSTA — A daughter, Elizabeth Ardell Rideout, was born July 13 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Mary and Nicholas Rideout of Whitefield.
Waterville City Council to consider Colby Circle site for police station
WATERVILLE — City councilors on Tuesday are scheduled to vote on whether to build a new police station at Colby Circle.
Across Maine, police openings harder to fill
AUGUSTA — From small towns to Portland, from sheriff’s departments to the Maine State Police, there used to be a long line of applicants to be police officers. Not any more, and law enforcement agencies often are in competition for officers.
REPORTING ASIDE: She still finds her thrills on Blueberry Hill
Anne Palmer is one of those people who, when she gets an idea in her head, doesn’t let go.
Same-sex marriage backers get windfall
A national organization gives $250,000 to the Maine group seeking legalization.
Maine same-sex marriage backers get $1 million aid pledge
An organization that describes itself as the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights group is donating $1 million to organizations in four states, including Maine, that have same-sex marriage measures on the November ballot.