Criminal mischief, theft, assault
August 2012
Could tougher voting laws squelch youth vote?
In Maine, groups such as the ACLU criticized Secretary of State Charlie Summers after he told out-of-state students they needed to register their vehicles in Maine and get Maine driver’s licenses if they wanted to continue voting in the state.
Beach to Beacon: Kenyans romp as runners, and medics, beat the heat
Sheri Piers and Ethan Shaw top all Maine competitors in a race in which about 70 needed treatment.
Olympics: Double-amputee makes it to the 400 semifinals
Oscar Pistorius finishes second in his heat and will race in Sunday night’s semifinals.
Thomas College offers workforce discounts
Discounts apply to part-time bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, not accelerated or full-time programs.
D.C. NOTEBOOK: Congress remains lame before vacationing
WASHINGTON — In a final symbolic gesture before their five-week recess, House members voted not to go on recess officially — and then pretty much everybody left town for August recess.
LePage shows support for former Husson president Bill Beardsley in face of criticism
Gov. Paul LePage has given a vote of confidence to Department of Conservation Commissioner Bill Beardsley, the former Husson University president who was told several years ago that a prominent Bangor-area minister was a different, darker person than the image he projected in public.
Kennebec County Superior Court
AUGUSTA — Three people were sentenced this week in cases heard in Kennebec County Superior Court:
Police: Radio jamming stymied crews at York County crash site
A man who was among 11 people injured in a crash in which rescue crews were slowed by radio jamming died Thursday night at Maine Medical Center.
Augusta Police Report, August 2-3
At 4:36 p.m., a caller from Village Circle reported criminal mischief.