Augusta area police reports for Dec. 16, 2015.
2015
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Androscoggin County man and woman each get 9 years for pimping 13-year-old girl
Alvin Houston Jr., 28, of Auburn and Shawna Calhoun, 25, of Lewiston took the girl to hotels in two states to engage in prostitution.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man ordered to serve 12 months on drug trafficking convictions
The prosecutor says Eric Anderson supplied a place for illegal transactions to take place.
Posted inCommunity
Western Maine Blacksmith Association elects new officers
Association meets the first Tuesday of each month in Wilton.
Posted inCommunity
Kennebec Valley Garden Club members decorate Blaine House
A Children’s Winter Wonderland is this year’s theme.
Posted inCommunity
Farmingdale groups recognize community members
Award recipients include Ethelyn Purdy, Hilda Brooks, J&S Oil. Co., Justin Hewitt; Jon Lambert, Linda Leet.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Former Waterville High school principal Reiter will not appeal dismissal
Don Reiter’s lawyer announced the decision not to appeal as the 30-day window for such action since his Nov. 16 firing by the Waterville Board of Education drew to a close.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Wilton wastewater rates may increase to support treatment plant upgrades
Repayment of the loans used for the $10.86 million wastewater treatment plant may make a new rate structure necessary, selectmen are told.
Posted inColumns, Maureen Milliken, News
Blanco believes poetry can change the world
The Maine poet told an appreciative audience at the Waterville Opera House that the connection found through poetry has the power to make the world a better place, Maureen Milliken writes.
Posted inMaine colleges, News, Sports
UMaine’s new, young football coach already tackling job
Assistant Joe Harasymiak rises from defensive coordinator to become, at 29, the nation’s youngest Division I head coach.