Police Chief Jared Mills said the situation led to 15 vehicles being towed from the private parking lot near Meineke Car Care Center at 268 State St.
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Police charge man who allegedly struck state trooper during central Maine car chase
Robert Belmain, 53, of Caribou faces charges of elevated aggravated assault and reckless conduct in connection with a chase that severely injured Trooper Mickael Nunez.
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Gardiner officials pass $6.12 million city budget
The $6.12 million final budget reflects cuts requested by the City Council over concerns about increasing property taxes to residents in economically uncertain times.
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Dry conditions shut down fire permits, drain wells across central Maine
With a moisture deficit that stretches back months, many of the state’s rivers are also running low.
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Augusta Police Chief says the department could have better planned protest parking
A Tuesday memo addressed the department’s role in 15 cars being towed from a State Street parking lot after the Black Lives Matter protest June 7 near the State House.
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Mobile home temporarily blocks road traffic in West Gardiner
A truck hauling a mobile home got stuck on a narrow driveway, blocking the length of Hallowell Litchfield Road, police said.
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Dana Wilde: The tale of a little boy and a grass spider
Sometimes I get chills when my mind homes in on the fact that spiders are sentient, writes Dana Wilde.
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Monmouth man killed after single-vehicle crash in Litchfield
Kennebec County Sheriff’s Lt. Chris Read said Jeremy Kenney, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle went off the road and hit a tree.
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Augusta City Council approves $67 million budget, with no tax increase
City councilors hold special meeting Tuesday to revise recently approved budget.
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Presidential campaign tensions run high in Sidney over selectman’s signs calling Trump a ‘Liar’
Resident Kelly Couture says Selectman Alan Tibbetts’ “LIAR” signs are “divisive” and “borderline hate speech.” Couture also accused Tibbetts of moving and damaging Trump-Pence campaign signs, which he denies.