FARMINGTON — Justin Crowley-Smilek left his apartment Saturday morning without his wallet, his watch or his cellphone.
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Winter storm, increased numbers will make up Thanksgiving travel
Sarah Cohen has a plan for making the journey to her family’s big Thanksgiving get-together in Yarmouth as smooth as possible today — even as a storm bears down on the Northeast.
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Cheverus abuse victims protest
A half dozen protesters gathered outside Cheverus High School in Portland Tuesday, drawing parallels between sexual abuse there by a former teacher and recent allegations of abuse at Penn State University.
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Fire causes minimal damage at Huhtamaki
WATERVILLE — No one was injured in a Monday night blaze at Huhtamaki after a spark ignited dust on top of a dryer.
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SNAPSHOT: Checking it twice
Karen Zeleniak zip ties a string of lights onto a bush Tuesday in Augusta. The blue and white snowflakes are just some of the thousands of lights that she and her husband Dr. Darryl Zeleniak strung up in front of his office at the corner of State and Green Streets across from the Gov. Hill Mansion. The display is synchronized to holiday songs and will start Friday. “We’re trying to turn ‘Black Friday’ into White Friday,” said Dr. Zeleniak.
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China selectmen authorize school road redesign
CHINA — A plan to build a new emergency access road to China Primary School is on hold until bidders can come up with a better design.
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Signs of good things pop up in downtown August
We recently met two other couples and had breakfast in downtown Augusta. As we walked the sidewalks, we saw buildings with fresh coats of paint highlighting their beautiful architectural elements, several new businesses and evidence that more will be coming soon. We ate at the “new” Downtown Diner, which quite recently moved from its Bond […]
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Law not keeping up with pace of technology
The article, “Man Sentenced in Sex Case,” on Nov. 8 reported the results from a court case regarding a man charged with the possession of sexually explicit materials of children under the age of 16. While this article properly reported the results of the case, it gave no sense of how the man came to […]
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More prison time coming for Gagnon
AUGUSTA — A city man who spent six years in federal prison for armed robbery of a pharmacy a decade ago pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court to charges that will send him back to jail for four years.
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Storm provides season’s first test
To some extent, today’s predicted snowstorm will be just like any other for plow drivers in central Maine.