AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library is co-sponsoring a candidate meet and greet event with candidates who are running for state Senate District 15 and state House Districts 59 and 60. The free event is scheduled for 5:30-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the community room at the 45 Winthrop St. library. Each candidate will have […]
Kennebec Journal
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Contractor who bilked dozens of central Maine homeowners, many elderly, sentenced to 3 years in prison
Tony J. Glidden, 34, continued to take deposits from homeowners after he was arrested on theft charges, providing them with excuses, but no work, while stealing more than $130,000 from two dozen clients.
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Winthrop library board sees first contested race in over a decade
Candidates cited issues such as national book bans and future fundraising endeavors as motivating factors.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer
Derik Broox Wight, 41, could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after allegedly holding a knife near the throat of a security officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in April.
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‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle contorts another tractor-trailer in downtown Augusta
A tractor-trailer too tall to pass under a railroad trestle on Water Street — known for tearing the tops off trailers — was damaged Monday after hitting the bridge.
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Stockton Springs man identified as driver killed in three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95
Police: William Stevenson, 53, died Saturday morning when his BMW was hit from behind in the northbound lanes of I-95 in West Gardiner.
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Public restrooms in Winthrop damaged by fire
The incident at Norcross Point was reported as arson and is under investigation by the Office of State Fire Marshal.
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Le Club Calumet celebrates 100 years of Franco American culture
After a century of making a community for French Canadian residents of Augusta and of civic accomplishment, the club looks toward a strong future.
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Farmingdale woman, 96, injured in Hallowell crash
Mary Cunnion was taken to the hospital Saturday after a crash at the intersection of Litchfield and Smith roads.
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By the slice or whole: Monmouth’s AppleFest the place to get apple pie Saturday
For more than three decades, supporters of the Monmouth Museum have put on AppleFest, the main fundraiser for the museum that has captured the history of the southwest Kennebec County town.