Lightning ignited a fire on the roof of the Skowhegan New Balance plant Friday night, but the fire was quickly extinguished with minimal damage done to the building.
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Posted inMaine
Access to The Concourse from Appleton to close for about three weeks
The area will be closed off to ensure pedestrian and vehicular safety while work is done at the rear of the Colby College downtown dorm.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Maine manufacturers hold annual summit, highlight need for young workers
Fluid Imaging Technologies receives the Innovator of the Year Award.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville teachers’ union urges members to support recall of mayor
In a letter to union members, the vice president of the Waterville Education Association said the group supports the recall of Mayor Nick Isgro and condemned his tweet about Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg.
Posted inMaine
Thayer Bridge to be closed for construction repairs
The bridge will be closed for repairs from June 23 to the end of August.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump says June 12 summit with North Korea is back on
WASHINGTON — The U.S.-North Korea summit is back on track, President Donald Trump announced Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty about his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un to discuss ending the North Korean leader’s nuclear program. Trump made the announcement, just a week after he had said he was canceling the Singapore summit, following a […]
Posted inMaine, Politics
Republican candidates vying to run for Hallowell, Manchester, West Gardiner house seat
The seat is currently occupied by Rep. Charlotte Warren, a Hallowell Democrat running for reelection.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Convicted killer wins unsupervised time outside Augusta psychiatric facility
Mark Gessner, who was convicted of murdering a florist in Bath in 1994, was placed in state custody after being released from prison because he was found not criminally responsible for other offenses.
Posted inMaine, News
Jared Mills sworn in as police chief in Augusta
The new chief began his career with the department as a patrol officer in 1998, working his way up to deputy chief and now chief.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Eight people charged with using Buxton park picnic table to fuel bonfire
The group, found in the park after hours, includes four juveniles, police say.