Augusta area police reports for May 24, 2017.
May 2017
Whitefield students honor veterans ‘who fought for our freedom’
About 60 students headed to Augusta on Wednesday to place flags on veterans’ graves ahead of Memorial Day.
Supporters hang their own sign for Katahdin monument after LePage balks
The sign appears to be written on a bed sheet or a piece of canvas and was hung from an Interstate 95 overpass.
Federal agency will reconsider UMaine at Presque Isle grants rejected for line-spacing error
Maine’s congressional delegation pushed repeatedly for the grants to be reconsidered.
FAA tells airlines to remove seats that failed safety test
The agency says a certain type of seat can slide forward in crashes, potentially causing injury in a survivable crash.
Maine environmental advocates warn of ‘crippling’ cuts in Trump budget
One describes the range of cuts as a ‘full-on attack’ on a natural resource-dependent state.
Man dies in fire that destroys old Union farmhouse
Fire officials recover the body of Lawrence Dries, 80, who lived alone at the home.
Hallowell’s Memorial Day parade, ceremonies set
Parade will start at 9:45 a.m.; services planned in Hallowell Cemetery, Waterfront Park.
Broadcasters ordered to produce unaired tapes of Sanborn prosecutor interviews
MPBN and WGME-TV have until next week to submit portions of interviews with former prosecutor Pamela Ames for private review by the court.