IN WATERVILLE, Wednesday at 12:04 a.m., a report of theft was investigated at Payless Shoe Store on Commons Drive.
July 2013
Kennebec Journal area police log, July 4, 2013
AUGUSTA — Wednesday, at 4:12 p.m., there was a report of a hit-and-run accident on Civic Center Drive.
RSU 12 committee proposes more cuts, use of state aid to reduce burden on taxpayers
The Regional School Unit 12 finance committee is recommending the board reduce spending and make use of state aid to ease the burden on taxpayers.
Body of missing swimmer recovered from Lyman pond
The 52-year-old woman went into Wadleigh Pond to swim and did not resurface.
ROAD RACING: Brown, Nagy win Friends on the 4th
WINTHROP — Chase Brown of West Boothbay Harbor and recent Lawrence High School graduate Erzsie Nagy won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, at the Friends on the 4th 5k Thursday morning.
Tractor driver killed in Bangor Fourth of July parade
The parade was diverted by a police standoff with a man charged with shooting from a downtown apartment.
Helicopter crash victims in ‘serious’ condition
A 58-year-old man and 27-year-old woman are being treated at area hospitals for serious but what appear to be non-life threatening injuries after the helicopter they were in crashed Wednesday night.
Fourth of July events
Old Fort Western will be open for public tours at 1 p.m. Thursday during the fort’s Independence Day Celebration.
OUR OPINION: Bond logjam hinders public access to land
From anglers to hunters, snowmobile riders to cross-country skiers, a lot of people spend a lot of time outdoors in Maine. So with 94 percent of Maine land in private hands, efforts to ensure public access are critical to the enjoyment of our state’s natural features.
Health act delay a relief to Maine industries
Until the 2015 start of the ’employer mandate,’ Maine workers can buy insurance through health exchanges.