Waterville has seen an uptick in the number of nonfatal overdoses this winter and while the city of Augusta is not seeing an increase.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Cooper Flagg, Duke basketball prep for showdown in finale
After a memorable home finale against Wake Forest, Flagg and the Blue Devils prep for a rematch with North Carolina.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Student brings unloaded pellet gun on Skowhegan-area bus
Students were never in danger, Superintendent Jon Moody told parents.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta daytime shelter, needle exchange concerns addressed
Maine Recovery Access Project’s Access Center is expected to open at 53 Water St., in the north end of the city’s downtown, in June, bringing both hopes and concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine Trust for Local News will reduce some print editions, lay off workers
The changes include distribution cutbacks designed to reflect the continued shift toward digital readership, as well as 50 full- and part-time layoffs companywide.
Posted inOn this date
March 4, 1997: Bill allowing medical use of pot heard in Augusta, city gets one step closer to acquiring Kennebec Arsenal from state, and Welsh-born Richmond man granted US citizenship after 13-year fight
Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine lawmakers once again weigh creating trial deadlines in criminal cases
This is the 3rd time lawmakers are considering a ‘speedy trial’ bill that would force courts to dismiss cases if a defendant waits too long for trial.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine child care workers to strike Tuesday over proposed cuts to state stipend
At least 200 child care workers were planning to leave work and head to Augusta to protest proposed cuts to a program they say has been critical to stabilizing the industry.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Sidney woman says she killed her son, 14, on orders from God
Megan McDonald, 39, told police in December that God had chosen her for a murder-suicide and her son, Quincy, needed to be sacrificed, according to a police affidavit.
Posted inCommunity
Nonresident snowmobile weekend set for Maine March 7-9
Trails are expected to have increased traffic, especially in areas near Maine’s borders.