A committee of lawmakers narrowly approves two bills to improve oversight of services for adults with intellectual disabilities by the Department of Health and Human Services.
March 2018
Posted inLocal & State
Controversy erupts over Waterville councilor’s email about candidate for Ward 5 seat
School board member Julian Payne wants to be appointed but says another councilor is pushing to prevent that.
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Posted inMaine Crime
Details unsealed of alleged sex abuse of girl in Waterville
Jennifer and Michael Stevens each are charged with one count of gross sexual assault over a four-year period.
Posted inLocal & State
Anson voters decide to build $400,000 addition to town garage
Residents at Town Meeting OK’d buying a 2018 plow truck, a 1-ton truck and a 2018 loader.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Kennebunk man sentenced to prison for investment fraud
Robert J. Howarth gets six years in prison and is ordered to make restitution of $575,000 to people he bilked in a designer-clothing scheme.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Voters will decide in June whether Maine keeps its ranked-choice voting law
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says proponents have gathered more than enough signatures to put the question on the ballot in June.
Posted inNation & World
Man allegedly steals Frances McDormand’s Oscar, but doesn’t get far
Authorities say the statue was stolen during the official after-party and that the thief had a ticket to the event.
Posted inMaine colleges, News, Sports
Former UMaine women’s coach to take over men’s basketball team
Richard Barron replaces Bob Walsh, whose contract expires after a 24-100 record over 4 years.
Posted inLocal & State
Chicken runs amok at Augusta Olive Garden parking lot
Officers responded to the parking lot of the Olive Garden off Civic Center Drive Sunday on a complaint of a wayward chicken.
Posted inLocal & State
Storm-battered coastal towns assess damage to homes, businesses, roads
So far, one house has been condemned in Wells, but authorities in York County are just beginning to calculate the scope of the damage left behind by surging high tides.