Some residents want a secret ballot for the $269,000 purchase.
January 2014
Woman charged in gift theft ‘more Robin Hood than Grinch’
Lisa Carbonneau, who police say lied on an application to get toys from the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers, says they were for a neighbor in need.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP: Overachieving Patriots
Unheralded players help New England to title game
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP: Overcoming obstacles
Patriots, Broncos sidestep injuries, challenges
Petrucelly to move from group home to supervised apartment
Family of man who stabbed his older brother to death supports move out of Riverview Psychiatric Center.
Emails from Target cause customers to fret anew
The retailer reassures people stung by a previous data breach that the offer of free credit monitoring is legitimate.
Kennebec River watchers look out for ice jams
Police and emergency management personnel are keeping a close eye on the river in Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner, just in case there’s a repeat of the January 2010 flooding.
Augusta pair charged with trafficking drugs
Drug agents charge Caitlyn Bragg and Moises Pujols with selling prescription drugs and heroin.
Obama signs $1.1 trillion government spending bill
The measure calls for less spending than the president proposed, but more than Republicans sought.
Cure for Maine winter blues? Send in this clown
J.P. Devine’s childhood dream makes Florida an acceptable fantasy in the cold, harsh winter.