Augusta area police reports for Oct. 27, 2019
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Augusta’s Fort Western celebrates the season
While Sunday’s rain put a damper on some activities, reenactors at Old Fort Western were able to show some of the activities that the settlers along the Kennebec River would have been doing more than 260 years ago to prepare for winter.
‘Backpack’ programs help prevent central Maine students from going hungry
Packages sent home with students offer a discreet way for them to eat on the weekends, and no proof of need has to be shown to get the food.
Kennebec County Prostate Cancer Support Group to meet
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec County Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Prescott Room at the Harold Alfond Center For Cancer Care, 361 Old Belgrade Road. Two representatives from the American Cancer Society: Katie Bourque-Davidson, CCMA, ACS patient navigator at the Alfond Center For Cancer Care, and Eliza […]
New city clerk in Augusta, just in time for elections
Barbara Geaghan, former deputy town clerk and tax collector in Hampden, is Augusta’s new city clerk.
Crash on Civic Center Drive in Augusta slows traffic
The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. near the exit ramp for Interstate 95 in Augusta.
Augusta may loosen zoning rules due to lack of expected development
Some are concerned Riggs Brook Village zoning district rules have stymied development along Route 3 corridor.
Fort Western to host its harvest weekend Oct. 26, 27
Fort Western Living History Museum and National Historic Landmark will host a special Harvest Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27, on the east bank of the Kennebec River in downtown Augusta. The 18th-century fort, store and house will be open for guided tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to view period […]
House full of garbage, human waste demolished in Augusta
Authorities discovered squalid living conditions when they went to the home to check on the homeowner’s condition.
Augusta candidates to debate Wednesday
Candidates are competing in two contested Augusta City Council races this year.