AUGUSTA — A Waterville legislator’s wife who confronted a burglar last April asked that the woman receive help and treatment — and both the court and the burglar listened.
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Augusta area events set for July 4th
AUGUSTA — Two sisters, Genie Gannett and Terry Gannett Hopkins, will serve as grand marshals for the city’s annual Fourth of July parade.
STILL LIFE: Patriot graves
WWll veteran Burns Hillman of Oakland decorates the grave site of veteran Asa Redington at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville on Monday. Burns, a member of the Bourque-Lanigan Post 20 American Legion, volunteers to place flags on graves of area Revolutionary War veterans for holidays such as the Fourth of July.
STILL LIFE: Oh say can you sing
Musician and singer Marcel Goulet sat down with Lena King who joined in the singing during a well-attended music performances at Fort Halifax Park in Winslow as part of the Winslow Family Fourth of July week-long event on Monday.
Questions linger with Waterville police station plan
WATERVILLE — Preliminary plans for a police station at Head of Falls were unveiled last night, but were met with the same nagging questions by some city councilors and residents.
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL: Lincoln beats Waterville
WATERVILLE — Lincoln scored five runs in the top of the first inning on its way to a 7-6 win over Waterville in an American Legion baseball Zone 2 game Monday.
Cornville charter school hopes crushed
AUGUSTA — Financial concerns torpedoed an application for a proposed charter school in Cornville and delayed a decision on one in downtown Portland until later this month.
ROAD RACING NOTEBOOK: ‘Friends’ continues to grow
When the “Friends on the 4th” 5K run/jog/walk began in 2003, the race had 97 entrants. There could be more than 700 this year at the 10th running of the race.
Lottery scratch ticket yields $100,000 prize
UNITY — When Blaine McCormick picked up a few groceries on his way home from work last week, he had no idea that he was going to leave the store $100,000 richer than when he walked in.