Mike Burgess of Leeds has turned the old North Monmouth schoolhouse into Bottles and More Redemption and a repository of all sorts of odds and ends.
March 2013
Kennebec Journal area briefs, March 16, 2013
A public forum focusing on Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed two-year budget will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Lecture Hall at City Center in Augusta.
Jay apartment house fire leaves 3 families homeless Saturday
Three families in Jay lost their home to a fire Saturday afternoon that destroyed a three-story apartment building.
State woos Augusta to host new pre-release center
Some inmates at the Central Maine Pre-Release Center in Hallowell could move to Kennebec County jail in Augusta after the center closes next month, under a proposal state and county corrections officials are discussing.
Bruins make lead last vs. Caps
This time Boston sustains an advantage over Washington with three solid periods in a 4-1 win.
Former Patriots injured when balloon hits power lines
Donte Stallworth is hospitalized with serious burns after the hot air balloon carrying him and two other people crashed into power lines above South Florida.
Palin’s back, with a message
Sarah Palin says Saturday at a conservative summit in suburban Washington that the Republican Party must broaden its message to grow.
Swiss tourist gang-raped in central India
Authorities detain and question 13 men in connection with the attack, but six are released.
Lacrosse team bus crashes; pregnant coach dies
The Pennsylvania accident also kills the driver of the bus and the Seton Hill coach’s unborn child.
Pope turns on charm in first meeting with press
The gathering in the Vatican begins a busy week for the pontiff that includes his installation Mass on Tuesday.