Brian Skehan, 37, was operating a motorcycle when it collided with a pickup truck on Bangor Street on Tuesday afternoon.
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Litchfield moving forward with Woodbury Pond Dam repair
Short-term repair estimates for the initial phase of work range from $79,500 to $142,000, and could be completed by late summer.
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Gardiner-area school district joins lawsuit against e-cigarette companies
Superintendent Pat Hopkins suggested the idea to the Maine School Administrative District 11 school board, which unanimously agreed the district should join the action.
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Liz Soares: The long way to Malaga Island
Almost 2 years in the making, the journey to the site of one of the worst chapters in Maine’s history took a winding path around the coronavirus pandemic, Liz Soares writes.
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Augusta voters approve proposed new police station Tuesday
Residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of borrowing $20.5 million to build a new police station on Willow Street.
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Whitefield store to serve free ice cream
WHITEFIELD — Sheepscot General Store owners and coworkers will dish out free ice cream with all the topping they can muster from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at 98 Townhouse Road, in celebration of its 10th anniversary. The ice cream social also will include music by Red Bird, Bertie Koller and Army of […]
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Maranacook High names top 10 scholars
Lily Cannell has been named valedictorian, and Thomas Trafton salutatorian.
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Gardiner-area teacher Raye Anne DeSoto named Kennebec County Teacher of the Year
DeSoto was nominated by a parent for her willingness to “go above and beyond” with every single one of her students.
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LifeFlight called for serious Augusta crash
The crash, which led to the closure of a section of Bangor Street, involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck.
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Belgrade student earns doctorate from Georgia Tech
ATLANTA, Ga. — David Kent of Belgrade has earned a Doctor of Philosophy in robotics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Kent was among approximately 4,435 undergraduate and graduate students who earned their degrees during the 2021 spring semester. They were recognized during the institute’s 260th commencement exercises May 7-8 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.