Augusta, Saturday, at 6:54 p.m., a 16-year-old was arrested on charges of possession of tobacco products by a minor and a minor consuming liquor, after people called to report a disturbance/disorderly conduct at Whipper’s Car Wash, on Bangor Street.
August 2012
RSU 12 to consider new cost-sharing formula
Similar to a proposal that stalled at a school board meeting last winter, the latest plan would likely benefit Westport Island and Wiscasset most and have the largest negative impact on Palermo, Somerville and Windsor.
Augusta District Court: Aug. 16-22, 2012
AUGUSTA — The following is a list of cases closed in Augusta District Court Aug. 16-22, 2012.
Monmoth fire station to get energy-efficient upgrades
Selectmen have agreed to spend about $5,000 to make energy upgrades to Center Station.
Female war vets campaign for Congress
WASHINGTON — One flew an A-10 Warthog over Iraq and Afghanistan. Another was part of the 29th Infantry Brigade’s medical operations near Baghdad. A third lost both legs and partial use of an arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq.
ATHLETICS: Triathlon draws 1,100 to OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Judging by the number of people, it would have been easy to mistake the scene by The Pier on Sunday morning for the middle of a mid-summer day — for someone without a watch.
Ron Paul devotees rap establishment
More than two dozen people spoke or performed during the “We are the future” rally organized by the Paul campaign on the eve of a convention to nominate Mitt Romney.
Possible subsidized paper mill in Nova Scotia worries Maine industry
Plans by the government of Nova Scotia to spend $125 million to help reopen a failed paper mill in Cape Breton could threaten production and jobs in Maine’s struggling paper industry, officials say.
Officials trying to reinstate veterans’ counselor
The full-time VA representative has been credited with connecting homeless veterans with services more quickly and reducing the number of nights they must stay at the shelter. The position, created in 2011, was cut in June.
NFL: Secondary’s health concern for Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A day after watching starting cornerback Prince Amukamara get a moderate high ankle sprain, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he’s concerned about the state of his banged-up secondary.