AUGUSTA SUNDAY
At 7:19 p.m., there was a traffic complaint on Riverside Drive.
8:19 p.m., there was a traffic complaint on Western Avenue.
11:49, disorderly conduct was reported on Parkview Terrace.
October 2012
Kevin Raye’s new ad hits half-true
Two women talk at a kitchen table in Kevin Raye’s latest campaign ad, and they aren’t fans of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, Raye’s challenger for the 2nd District Congressional seat.
Colby fellow seeks to curb South African violence
WATERVILLE — Imagine living in a community where your daughters are raped and beaten on their way to school, abducted and forced to marry men they do not choose and then scorned by the community as impure.
Study: Maine still one of least religious states
Depending on how you look at it, a report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center on Americans’ religious affiliation shows that the rest of the country is either catching up to — or falling to the same depths — as Maine, one of the nation’s least religious states.
Bill Nemitz: PAC’s attacks give positive campaign a black eye
Looking for a little civility in our politics? Let’s drop in on Maine Senate District 11 … “I think my race has two really compelling candidates,” said Dick Woodbury, the Senate’s lone independent, who for the past two years has represented Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gray, Long Island, North Yarmouth and Yarmouth. Meaning Woodbury actually […]
Winslow police station work resumes
WINSLOW — After lying dormant for more than nine weeks, the site of a new police station sprang to life this week.
Belgrade lakes watershed towns muster to battle milfoil
BELGRADE LAKES — An effort to make the fight against the invasive plant milfoil a region-wide one got off to a start — albeit a small one — Tuesday night when town officials hosted a meeting with other watershed towns to discuss the issue.
New Gardiner tower improves downtown radio coverage for dispatching
GARDINER — A new communication tower that started transmitting Tuesday will improve portable radio coverage for firefighters and rescue crews when downtown, officials said.
Augusta burglary suspect arrested while buying bus ticket
AUGUSTA — A city man faces seven charges each of burglary and theft related to break-ins at various houses, including two near his own home on Bond Brook Road.
More check ‘none’ on religious ties
The growing national trend could affect political races, analysts say, especially in the case of same-sex marriage.