PITTSTON — The Pittston Town Committee will hold a caucus from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Town Office.
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Republicans in three area towns to caucus today
Republicans will caucus in three area towns today, the earliest GOP caucuses in the state.
Police: People at home when Ayla disappeared withholding information
WATERVILLE — Police said Saturday that the three adults who last saw missing toddler Ayla Reynolds are withholding information and that the possibility that someone slipped into the house and took Ayla “doesn’t pass the straight-face test.”
Plan to reorganize RSU 11 elementary students goes to board
GARDINER — The Regional School Unit 11 board will vote Thursday on a question that has arisen repeatedly in recent years: whether to reorganize the district’s elementary-age students in Pittston and Randolph schools.
MaineGeneral revenue falls short of expectation
AUGUSTA — People are using MaineGeneral Medical Center facilities less than the company had predicted, so the central Maine hospital system has fewer patients to treat and less money coming in.
Gardiner council renews city manager’s contract
GARDINER — Councilors recently signed a three-year contract with Scott Morelli, who has been the city’s chief administrative officer since March 2010.
Trooper may face additional penalties for drunken driving
When Robin Parker, a state police sergeant, was pulled over for driving drunk on the Maine Turnpike Dec. 18, he faced criminal penalties as well as a demotion and a two-month suspension from work. But the potential sanctions don’t stop there.
J.P. DEVINE: My own ‘Kodak moment’
August 1941. Petty Officer Matt Devine stood behind the family’s peeling green lawn bench, his hands behind him. He was on a short leave and anxious to get out of this hot backyard and over to Mary Viellas’ before he had to catch his train.
SNAPSHOT: Digging deep
Scott Collins busts through the icy crust-covered snow as digs out a sidewalk on Saturday afternoon the day after a storm dumped snow followed by sleet and rain across the area.
COLLEGE HOCKEY: Black Bears complete sweep of Terriers
BOSTON — The final three weekends were going to be make-or-break games for the University of Maine hockey team as it faced the top three Hockey East teams