Toxicology reports show that Wesley Adams’ blood-alcohol content was above the legal limit the night of the Nov. 23 accident he had failed to report, police said.
2015
Augusta council to vote on proposal to end curbside recycling
The once-a-month service collects only a limited variety of materials, and the proposal would expand rubbish pickup to 52 weeks a year.
Maine families join effort to hold El Faro’s owners fully liable in sinking
A federal court ruled in November that TOTE Maritime’s liability was capped at about $15 million in the maritime disaster that claimed 33 lives, including four Mainers.
18 students nominated for U.S. Military Service academies
Congressman Poliquin Announces 2015 Military Service Academy Nominations.
Maine study group recommends THC blood-level limit for marijuana-using drivers
It also makes other impairment proposals to legislators as the state prepares for a possible vote to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 15 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 15, 2015.
L.L. Bean to give $2.1 million to charitable organizations
The more than 80 recipients are involved in conservation and recreation, health and human services, education, culture and the arts.
Two charged in Winthrop drug bust
A New York man and a Winthrop woman have been charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.