The ceremony also included a demonstration of drone photography by the UMA aviation program.
Charles Eichacker
Charles Eichacker covers crime and general news in the Winthrop area, but his side interests include health, politics, culture and the outdoors. A Maryland native, he first came to Maine in 2004 to attend Colby College. After several years away, including a stint teaching English in China for the Peace Corps, he returned in 2014 for a job at the Ellsworth American. He started writing for the Kennebec Journal in spring 2016. An Eagle Scout and sometimes karaoke singer, his short term life goals include running a marathon, growing tomatoes and playing “Ziggy Stardust” on guitar.
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Sidney woman’s car struck on I-95 in Augusta
Margaret Popp, 56, was injured when a tractor-trailer struck her Mazda Miata from behind, police said.
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Winthrop school district looking for savings after budgeting error leads to $700,000 shortfall
Officials have proposed a budget freeze in October and other measures, Town Council learned earlier this week.
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Mainers urged to report suspicious activity, but LePage steers clear of race
LePage and others made the remarks in Augusta Tuesday morning as part of a nationwide ‘see something, say something’ initiative recently launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Richmond woman houses aging veterans as part of Togus program
The VA program is one way elderly Maine veterans have been able to stay at home through a program developed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and administered at the state level by the VA Maine Healthcare System.
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Multiple generations of Mainers give blood Sunday in remembrance of 9/11 attacks
Many who donated had their own stories from the day that changed history.
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Four people injured in head-on collision in Litchfield Sunday morning
Responders attended to the crash scene amid heavy rain and lightning.
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Ashes of Gardiner man who died in World War II buried in Augusta
The ceremony was attended by family members and fellow veterans and included full military honors.
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Third budget vote for Litchfield, Wales, Sabattus school district set for Sept. 21
In interviews and public comments throughout the summer, some voters and local officials — from Litchfield, in particular — have criticized the district’s budget proposals, arguing they should be at least $100,000 lower.
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After two-year hiatus, veteran farmer Sonny Black readying oxen team for this year’s Litchfield Fair
The agricultural fair runs from Friday to Sunday and features a Red Neck Truck Pull and demolition derby.