Augusta-area police reports for Dec. 17, 2014.
December 2014
Posted inColumns, News
Does it matter that there’s no (spoiler alert!) Santa Claus?
Don’t get all uptight about everyone else’s Christmas – you only have to worry about your own, Maureen Milliken writes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, News
Portland Ballet founder announces her retirement before ‘Nutcracker’ performance
Eugenia O’Brien, who founded the company 35 years ago, gets an extended ovation.
Posted inMaine
Waterville man commits suicide outside Benton Elementary School
School officials said no students, families or staff members were in danger during the incident, in which Anthony Harding, 41, shot himself in the parking lot.
Posted inNation & World, News
Drones sales are soaring, along with safety concerns
As drone users multiply, so do the risks
Posted inNation & World, News
New Hampshire man indicted on sex, kidnap charges
Nathaniel Kibby, 34, was indicted on charges including kidnapping, sexual assault, robbery, criminal threatening, illegal use of a gun and illegal use of an electronic restraint device.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘The Interview’ controversy is prickly subject for Maine film buffs
The Seth Rogen comedy about killing the leader of North Korea is being dropped, but should it be?
Posted inMaine, News
New South Berwick apartment complex to promote aging in place
The 28-unit project is being touted as a model for other Maine communities across the state.
Posted inNation & World
U.N. leader says torture must be stamped out
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon commends the Senate report on CIA torture.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pakistan buries victims of school massacre
The Pakistani government and military vowed a stepped up campaign aimed at rooting out militant strongholds in the country’s tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan.