AUGUSTA — A local House of Representatives candidate charged with attempted theft by deception plans to fight the charge and stay in the race.
2012
Local college students honored
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Hannah Caswell of Manchester, Maine, has been named to the fall 2011 semester dean’s list at Villanova University. Caswell is enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Memorial Day ceremonies planned
AUGUSTA — A Memorial Day celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the East Side Boat Landing.
Two charged in separate fires
AUGUSTA — The district attorney’s office has identified two city teens accused of setting separate fires in recent months.
Race is between old, new schools
The two Democrats running for the chance to take on a three-term Republican incumbent for the Senate District comprising southern Kennebec County come from very different backgrounds.
Births: April 10-22
AUGUSTA — A son, Ashton David Walters, was born April 16 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to Fay Pinkham and Nicholas Walters of Augusta.
Police Log
At 4:37 p.m., there was a report of terrorizing at the Family Violence Shelter on Green Street.
HALLOWELL 250TH: Legion post has long history
In June 1919, a group of veterans met on the corner of Winthrop and Water streets in front of a bank building to discuss forming an American Legion post in Hallowell.
Trio arrested on cocaine charges
WATERVILLE — Three people were arrested early Friday on drug trafficking charges after police raided an apartment on Elm Street and seized about 13 grams of cocaine, $4,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia.
MLB: Things get heated in Sox’ loss
BOSTON (AP) — Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the ninth inning.