Gardiner police Detective Sgt. Todd Pilsbury said the fire that damaged some wooden pallets appeared to be started with newspaper and cardboard.
Kennebec Journal
News and information from the greater Augusta area.
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Third site may join debate over new Augusta police station location
City leaders, criticized for a lack of public input, to hold a public hearing Feb. 27 over the former Hannaford location on Willow Street just across Cony Street from Augusta City Center on the east side of the Kennebec River.
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Tulsi Gabbard tells crowd in Hallowell she wants to heal political divide
The Democratic presidential candidate, one of 12 on the primary ballot in Maine, held a town hall style gathering in Hallowell on Sunday.
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Hallowell Police Chief Eric Nason to retire after 3 decades on the force
Nason, 54, is due to retire in April from the Hallowell Police Department, where he started working in 1987.
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Maine now set to offer barber licensing tests in Arabic this year
The test will be offered in 10 new languages: Chinese, Russian, Arabic, German, Japanese, Tagalog, Hindi, Mon-Khmer (Cambodian), Persian and Laotian.
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Freeport comes close, but can’t knock off top-ranked Maranacook
Falcons nearly spring upset, but fall late, 59-57.
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Gene Carbona answers Five Questions
The co-owner of The Barn at Silver Oaks Estate, a wedding venue, talks about having a dream and building a business.
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Downtown Augusta back open after gas line rupture repaired
A leaking gas line around 9:30 a.m. Friday prompted responses from city police and fire agencies, the closure of part of downtown, and evacuation of buildings.
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Augusta to discourage idling vehicles outside elementary school
A neighbor of Lincoln Elementary School said many parents leave their vehicle engines running, creating noise and pollution issues.
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Concerns about Richmond schools boil over amid district-withdrawal talks
A public hearing during Monday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting focused on the possibility of Richmond withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2.