With the increase in COVID-19 cases despite using the same guidelines as last year, school districts are seeing large increases in the number of positive cases from just the first few months of school.
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New video, audio detail moments leading up to deadly Augusta police shooting
Dustin Paradis, shot by Augusta police on Oct. 13 at the Bread of Life shelter, appeared to have a knife in his hands and move in the direction of officers.
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Investigators probe fire at Litchfield turnpike garage that caused millions of dollars in damages
Firefighters from at least 16 fire departments responded to the fire Thursday that burned down a wooden eight-bay garage at the Maine Turnpike Authority’s Litchfield facility.
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Christmas Tree farms see success again this year
After the record-breaking year in sales last year, Christmas tree farms in central Maine are off to a steady start the second weekend in.
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St. Michael students help distribute Thanksgiving baskets
AUGUSTA — A longtime tradition returned to St. Michael School on Nov. 22 after a pandemic-caused hiatus in 2020. The eighth graders at St. Michael assisted the Salvation Army in distributing Thanksgiving baskets to local community members in need. The dispersal of baskets took place at the front entrance of the school. In recent days, […]
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Crews respond to large fire at Maine Turnpike Authority garage in Litchfield
A Maine Turnpike Authority worker, who had stayed late Thursday, saw the flames and reported the fire at about 5 p.m.
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Gardiner officials endorse downtown master plan, setting the stage for project work
Now that Heart of Gardiner, the master plan for the downtown, has been approved, city officials will focus on how to achieve the goals outlined in it to bolster the city.
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Readfield-area school to add early release days to address warnings of teacher burnout
The early release days will start in February and go through May, even as one school board member said that teachers need mental health time rather than more time to do more work.
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Fort Western to hold a Victorian Christmas
AUGUSTA — Old Fort Western will host A Victorian Christmas at Fort Western from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at 16 Cony St. All are welcome to warm up by the hearth at Old Fort Western and participate in paper cutting and Christmas caroling. There will be games and goodies, stringing popcorn, and […]
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More than 2,000 make reservations for massive ‘Winter Wonderland’ holiday light display in Winthrop
The event has been in the works since April when camp owner Kale Malmsten met up with Kaleb Pushard of SkyBox Holiday & Event Lighting and pitched the idea.