HALLOWELL — After several months of discussion about donated money owed to Regional School Unit 2, Team Hall-Dale delivered the $26,000 one day ahead of a deadline set by the district school board.
August 2012
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Federal backing likely won’t speed up Richmond-Dresden Bridge project
RICHMOND — Despite its recent prominent designation as one of just four projects nationwide to have its federal permitting process fast-tracked through an initiative announced by President Barack Obama, a new Richmond-Dresden bridge is not expected to start any sooner than was already planned.
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Romney: Massachusetts health plan superior
The GOP presidential hopeful argues that health care reform should be a state prerogative.
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Maine speakers urge commission to make voting easier
Residents say Maine’s current rules and proposed ID laws make it tough on students, the disabled, the elderly and some women.
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Meager bounce in polls raising the stakes for Ryan
The vice presidential candidate will offer the public an unfiltered look next week at the Republican National Convention.
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Cynthia Dill accepts state union’s endorsement
“It is a sign of confidence in my ability to carry the message of working people,” she said.
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Panel audience says voting should be easier, not harder
About 55 people attended the hearing at the University of Maine Augusta, and many of them expressed concern about the possibility legislators will pass a law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
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Lawyer asks judge to drop prostitution case against Thomaston man
In his motion to dismiss, Daniel Lilley, Mark Strong’s lawyer, said prosecutors have failed to comply with the rules of discovery.
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Man who fled before he could rob Manchester bank pleads guilty
AUGUSTA — A man spotted wearing a blue mask, a hood and gloves and heading for the front door of a bank — but who never actually made it inside — pleaded guilty Thursday to eluding an officer and was sentenced to four years in prison.
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South China man charged with threatening to shoot wife, judge
Shawn R. Breton, 37, faces two counts of terrorizing for allegedly threatening Judge Beth Dobson and Jessie Breton, 32, also of South China.