2016 – Page 295 – Centralmaine.com

Venetians protest ever-higher cost of living

by LUCA BRUNO Associated Press November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

The Italian city’s population has dropped from 175,000 to just 55,000.

Franklin County chamber hosts annual meeting; Day’s Jewelers names manager for new Augusta store

Volunteers from the Randolph Fire Department install safety devices, offer safety tips to residents.

Mules finish season with emphatic victory over longtime nemesis.

by Associated Press November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

Seth Mazzaglia has tried to argue in his appeals that he should have been allowed to introduce evidence of the victim’s sexual past.

Joel Osgood, of New Portland, earns top awards for his film “1000 Feet and Below” about Maine’s vanishing small ski hills.

As demolition wraps up on a key building, a public meeting on a downtown traffic study is set for Dec. 5 as downtown revitalization efforts continue.

by KATY DAIGLE Associated Press November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

A 1950s willow-planting project despoiled a lake that inspired poets and was beloved by kings.

by and Emily Kopp Tribune News Service November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

The GMO mosquitoes would breed out Zika-carrying populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

by Associated Press November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

Acquaintances noticed quirks in the behavior of Todd Kohlhepp, a convicted sex offender who had distinguished himself in the real estate business.