A monument with angels bearing the names of the 20 children and six adults killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December, stopped in Augusta today.
August 2013
Skowhegan asks voters Tuesday to OK $300K in surplus spending
Skowhegan residents on Tuesday will be asked to take $300,000 from the town’s surplus account to cover losses projected from cuts in state revenue sharing.
Fairfield gardeners prove sight isn’t necessary to cultivate a great bounty
In early May, David Perry, 43, of Waterville, teamed up with 52-year-old Deon Lyons, of Clinton — both men are legally blind — to plant a garden off Main Street in Fairfield.
Kennebec Journal area police log, Aug. 10, 2013
Augusta, Friday, at 5:38 p.m., a 27-year-old Farmingdale man and a 27-year-old Fairfield woman were each charged with theft by police responding to a shoplifting complaint at Walmart on Civic Center Drive.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Aug. 10, 2013
IN ANSON, Friday at 4:16 p.m., a vehicle accident was reported on Elm Street.
As alewife populations recover, a new economy emerges
Jim Wotton, 44, of Friendship, says no matter how many alewives hatch and are harvested, there will never be enough to fill the black hole of the lobster trap.
Bigger might not be cheaper: Natural gas choice not clear for all
In short, those whose homes pipelines from both Summit Natural Gas of Maine and Maine Natural Gas would pay less for the latter, particularly those who don’t have the money up front to convert their homes.
Teenager rescued; kidnapping suspect killed
An FBI agent shoots James Lee DiMaggio at a remote Idaho campsite.
Pride, fear mix as Maine soldiers head to Afghanistan
Friends, family members and dignitaries give a heroes’ send-off to soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalion and 1035th Survey and Design Team.
Owls Head gears up for auction of rare cars
Maine’s Owls Head Transportation Museum is gearing up for its annual auction of rare cars and trucks.