Using a theme of ugly sweaters, the local corps hopes to raise $1,000 at the Augusta Walmart.
2014
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pentagon lays out plan for new combat ship
The Navy will upgrade its littoral ship program, which involves Bath Iron Works, in response to criticism about its cost and viability.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.S. House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government open
After the 219-206 vote, with Democrats complaining that it would loosen key banking regulations, the bill goes to the Senate.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Pair from New Jersey arrested on felony drug charges in Augusta
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents seized $36,000 worth of drugs when they arrested Otis Tosen, 43, and Kimberly Maldonado, 47, Wednesday evening outside an Augusta motel.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Seafood fraud cases plummet as NOAA cuts investigators
About 25 percent of all wild-caught seafood imports are part of the illicit trade, according to a study published this year.
Posted inPolitics
Maine’s U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud bids farewell to Congress
The Democrat, who gave up his seat to run for governor, delivers his farewell statement into the Congressional record.
Posted inCommunity
Sugarloaf Charity Summit kicks off with Snowshoe Shuffle Dec. 30
Coworkers, family or friends encouraged to take part
Posted inCommunity
Fairfield History House closed until March
Scheduled date to reopen is March 3, 2015.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. consumers were in a spending mood last month
November purchases hit an eight-month high, fueled by wage gains and cheaper gas.
Posted inSports
Panthers’ Cam Newton ‘just thankful to have breath in my lungs’
Two days after a traffic accident in which he suffered two fractures in his lower back, the quarterback says he isn’t worried about being sidelined.