As part of the program Fairfield officers deliver Christmas gifts to children in town, but this year they’ll also gather with families at the Fairfield Community Center to allow more opportunity to interact with the children.
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Driver arrested after truck enters Augusta State Airport, goes onto airfield, leaves by smashing through gate
Police are still investigating the incident, and did not provide further information, or the identity of the driver, Tuesday.
Hallowell council votes to table controversial pesticide ordinance
The proposed policy would prohibit the use of any synthetic substances and the use of any pesticide within 75 feet of any body of water.
After stepping away less than a year ago, father and son reclaim ownership of Waterville pizzeria
Steve Kosmidis was enjoying his retirement when he learned that his former restaurant, Waterville House of Pizza, was struggling, so he and his son bought it back and it will reopen under their management Wednesday.
Lawrence trio commits to playing women’s basketball at UMaine-Augusta
Liz Crommett, Ali Higgins, Bri Poulin going from Bulldogs to Moose next year.
Wiscasset jail guards say woman suing facility was uncooperative
Two Bridges Regional Jail staff testified Tuesday that they followed the jail’s use of force policies during Candace Faller’s 2016 arrest.
Jay nonunion employees, departments heads given pay increase
A $50,000 grant has been approved conditionally for possible insulation on the Town Office/Police Department building.
Spielberg peels back the curtain on his youth with ‘The Fabelmans’
Let the record reflect that “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s self-portrait of the artist as a young man, ends with one of the best final scenes in recent memory. That scene – and the wink that follows it – is reason enough to see a movie that, true to its title, lends a gentle fairy-tale sheen […]
Company starting to recover oil from Kansas pipeline spill
It was the largest spill on the Keystone system since it began operating in 2010 and bigger than 22 previous spills on the system combined.
Massive U.S. storm brings tornadoes to South, blizzard threat
The storm system was expected to move into the Northeast and central Appalachians with snow and freezing rain by late Wednesday, forecasters said.