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
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Same-sex marriage backers get windfall
A national organization gives $250,000 to the Maine group seeking legalization.
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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.