It’s the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people.
August 2012
STILL LIFE: Concourse improvements
CENTER STAGE: Cameron Weaver, left, and Chuck Lakin assemble walls on a performance stage at the new Engagement Park being built in the Concourse in Waterville on Thursday. The park will have benches and raised beds for vegetables.
Crash kills woman on U.S. Route 202 in Winthrop
WINTHROP — A local woman was killed in a crash with a tanker truck just after 2 p.m. Friday on U.S. Route 202 near the East Winthrop Post Office. Rosemaire Lola, 44, of North Monmouth, died according to Officer John Hall of the Winthrop Police Department..
Report: Military also brought prostitutes to Colombian hotel
A military investigation reveals U.S. service members brought women to their hotel rooms and allowed dogs to soil bed linens before President Barack Obama arrived in the country for an April summit.
‘Person of interest’ sought in Maine shooting
28-year-old Robert Terrill, who lived at the home, was not found during a manhunt the morning of the shooting.
Maine land use commission approves new director
Nicholas Livesay will oversee all development in Maine’s 10 million-acre Unorganized Territory.
Disaster relief sought for New England fishermen
Sen. John Kerry says that a disaster declaration would allow Congress to speed economic assistance to the industry.
Northern Maine mill to start 2nd paper machine
EAST MILLINOCKET — Great Northern Paper Co. plans to start up a second paper machine at its East Millinocket mill, restoring 37 jobs there. Company President and CEO Richard Cyr (SEAR) tells the Bangor Daily News that the goal is to go into production by the first week of September. Cyr says the company’s already […]
SLIDESHOW: Canoes, kayaks, beds race at Skowhegan’s RiverFest 2012
Team N-Walk races in the Great Skowhegan Bed Races sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department in downtown Skowhegan Thursday evening.
Budweiser horses at Augusta Civic Center today
AUGUSTA — If you missed the Budweiser Clydesdales in Waterville, you can catch them 3-6 p.m. today outside the North Wing of the Augusta Civic Center.