About 8,000 gallons of landfill leachate spilled at about 1:30 p.m. after a tanker truck driven by Allen Hewett, 61, of Sidney, failed to yield to a Maine Turnpike crew that had shut down one of the lanes for maintenance work, officials said.
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Buffalo Wild Wings GO taking shape in Augusta, old Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant knocked down in Waterville
Coverage of restaurants, food trucks and food events in the Augusta and Waterville areas.
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Man who fled police in truck, then on foot in Augusta sentenced to 88 days in jail
Bryan S. Black took off in his pickup truck when approached by a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputy, speeding and passing vehicles in the breakdown lane.
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Cards of Kindness Holiday Campaign aims to bring joy to older adults
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 11 to allow timely delivery.
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University of Maine at Augusta receives 3 awards
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta received three honors at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region I annual conference, held Nov. 17-19. Zach Rollins of Edgecomb, a student in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems program, became the first UMA recipient of the Catch a Rising Star Award, which […]
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Central Maine arrest log: Nov. 23-29
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Nov. 23-29, 2024.
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Augusta’s GrowSmart Maine awarded grant
They were awarded $152,952 to be used for the establishment of the Downeast Food System Partnership program.
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River of Trees, Santa Claus to kick off holiday festivities in Augusta
The annual holiday tree lighting and fireworks display are also set for Saturday, as the 12 Days of Augusta celebration gets underway.
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Kennebec Historical Society to hold Victorian tea party Dec. 8
AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society is set to hold its annual Victorian tea party in celebration of the holiday season from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the society headquarters — the Henry Weld Fuller Jr. House — at 107 Winthrop St. Member Marie Tesch will provide musical entertainment on the piano. Cookies, snacks, coffee […]
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Augusta tech center names November students of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has announced its November Professionals of the Month. Maeve Burgess, a junior at Monmouth Academy, is embracing the challenges and rewards of the Nursing Assistant program at Capital Area Technical Center. Burgess has found the program’s hands-on approach to be both engaging and instrumental in preparing her for clinical […]