AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills, who returned to the seat Monday after a two-year absence, talked about second chances in a speech before family, friends, staff and legislators.

AUGUSTA — Darek Grant’s interest in politics stretches back to childhood, when he would enjoy watching Augusta City Council meetings and reading books about presidents.

HALLOWELL — Marty Hagglund lives in Kennebec Village in Farmingdale, where she and other residents are concerned about neighbors who can no longer drive.

AUGUSTA — Judy Colomy has found a way to stay warm in bone-chilling temperatures. “I beat the odds with a heating blanket and a kitty cat that spoons with me,” said Colomy, a 1979 Cony High School graduate who volunteers at the Augusta Community Warming Center on Water Street.

CHINA — Judith Farris, the 70-year-old woman whose mobile home has been declared dangerous by town officials, will get a chance next week to tell a Superior Court judge why she should be able to stay at the Fire Road 60 property.

Tom Bolster is looking forward to a healthy 2013, both in his personal life and for his business.

AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. William T. Haines told lawmakers 100 years ago today that they should stand firm on state-level Prohibition, and that they should make every day count.

AUGUSTA — Scott Bolduc was in his 20s and managing an auto repair shop in Lisbon Falls when one of his friends was disabled in a motorcycle accident.

WINDSOR — Local gun shops report a dramatic increase in sales recently, with many buyers concerned that President Barack Obama and Congress will begin to take away their ability to buy assault rifles and large ammunition clips in the wake of last week’s mass murder at a Connecticut elementary school.

AUGUSTA — Local lawmakers say they are poised to roll up their sleeves and get to work on their committees, where the real give and take of crafting new laws takes place.