A restaurant manager and employee face drug charges for allegedly peddling marijuana at the drive-thru.
2017
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine House says ‘No’ to live video of floor debates on social media
House votes against rule change that would have allowed Facebook Live streams.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Taco Bell opens new Waterville location after zoning change, delay
The fast-food eatery, on property that used to be the site of a Bank of America branch, opened Wednesday off the busy upper Main Street commercial area.
Posted inNation & World
George H.W. Bush undergoing last round of antibiotics for pneumonia
The former president could be discharged from a Houston hospital this weekend.
Posted inMaine
Authorities identify body recovered from river in Bucksport
The Bangor man had been missing since early last month.
Posted inNews, Politics
Analysis: Vacuum at State Department as senior managers resign
One former official notes that the void is significant because the offices need to be led by people who have experience running the office’s complicated bureaucracies, which safeguard Americans overseas.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Madison man arrested on heroin charges after drug raid
Randell Woods, 31, faces felony drug charges after a police search Thursday morning of his Russell Road home.
Posted inNation & World
Scientists create part-human, part-pig embryo in quest for transplantable organs
Researchers hope that one day doctors may be able to grow human tissue using farm animals, making organs available for sick human patients who might otherwise wait years for a transplant.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Kennebec Journal Jan. 26 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 26, 2017.
Posted inNews, Politics
LePage won’t sign bill to delay retail pot sales, bar possession by minors
The governor says he won’t act on the bipartisan bill, which also would address concerns about marijuana use in moving vehicles, until lawmakers provide money to begin rulemaking.