Apparent air leak “roared like a jet engine,” blowing off a manhole cover and cracking pavement, and city officials didn’t know for a time whose pipeline had failed.
Michael Shepherd
Obama administration screwed up ACA, King says
Maine senator, speaking at chamber’s annual dinner, compared the first night of the health care website rollout to Soviet Union in the 1970s.
State Police investigate homicide in Augusta
Jillian Jones, 24, is dead and Justin Pillsbury, 38, is being treated at the local hospital for what appear to be self-inflicted stab wounds, police said.
Pharmacy at Augusta Shaw’s robbed for second time in 48 hours
Police are seeking the same suspect Wednesday as they sought Monday, a bearded man in his mid-20s.
Augusta man gets three-year sentence after robbing CVS last year
James P. Rich is the first pharmacy robber sentenced after the federal government was invited to prosecute cases in the area.
As winter sets in, Kennebec Valley’s natural gas rivals shift focus
Summit Natural Gas of Maine and Maine Natural Gas say they will work through winter to hook up customers to help lower heating bills.
Hallowell veteran a link to past, to city’s 17 dead in World War II
Memorial, new to city cemetery last year, serves as centerpiece for Veterans Day fete.
Iraqi families relocate to Augusta
Augusta has seen an influx of between 10 and 15 Iraqi families in recent weeks. The city manager since 1998 said “not in my time” has there been such a quick, steady migration to Augusta.
Augusta supermarket’s pharmacy robbed Monday, police say
Hooded man in his mid-20s with beard got away with pills, fled Shaw’s on foot.
Togus outperforms others on disability claims
Of the 56 regional offices in America, only Sioux Falls, S.D. did better than Togus, according to federal data compiled by McClatchy newspapers.