Employee ranks swell to fill gardeners’ demands for packages of herb, flower and vegetable seed suitable to their growing zones.
March 2018
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Deadline looms for candidates for governor, Congress and Legislature
The ballots for the June 12 primary elections are starting to take shape as candidates file qualifying petition signatures prior to Thursday’s deadline.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
March madness: Late-winter pattern brings Maine another big snowfall
The National Weather Service is predicting most of the state will get 12 to 18 inches from a powerful nor’easter that will last into Wednesday.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta police try to identify suspect in attempted pet store robbery
The suspect, a man with a thick, dark beard, is accused of trying to rob the store on Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough High School teachers cast no-confidence vote against superintendent
The 83-1 vote against Julie Kukenberger preceded a heated school board workshop where one member walked out after speakers questioned the handling of a principal’s recent resignation.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police trying to locate family of man killed by city dump truck
The 58-year-old, who was hit as he walked along Congress Street near Blueberry Lane early Saturday, had previous contact with the city’s homeless shelter, a city official says.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta nonprofit group plans homeless shelter expansion amid rising need for families
Shelter officials say they’ve had to turn people away in recent years, so they’re proposing to add 14 beds to an existing 26-bed building off Hospital Street.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Skowhegan area boys arrested on terrorizing charges get court date
The unidentified schoolboys will appear in court March 26 according to the district attorney.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Lawmakers rebuke Labor Department over claims of rushing unemployment system, destroying records
Members of the joint committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development said an investigation may be necessary, and high ranking officials should possibly lose their jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Canadian firm tests for mining potential in Maine
The company says a mountain in Penobscot County could contain one of the highest-grade undeveloped volcanic deposits in North America.