Commercial, Columbia and Cony streets are due for improvement.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Skowhegan woman tried to leave Augusta Walmart with $1,500 in stolen merchandise
Ruth Higginbotham, 29, also faces a pending theft charge from Walmart in Skowhegan and has been convicted of thefts, violating condition of release and a drug charge.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Gun-wielding Waterville man robbed another man in apartment
The victim at an Elm Street residence said he recognized the robber after pulling down his bandanna.
Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle, Local & State, Religion and Values
Augusta area Muslims march in support of Jewish community
The event, held to join Jews in their grief about fatal shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue, coincided with the Shia Muslim observance of Arba’een.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Maine ghost hunters tell of spine-tingling brushes with spirits
They include, as recently as last weekend, what investigators describe as bell-ringing ghosts in the Skowhegan Public Library.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Questions lead to delay in Maine’s cannabis consulting contract
The state received several questions on its call for a consultant to guide the rule-making around cannabis regulations, prompting it to extend the bidding deadline.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion and Values
Central Maine Jewish community reflects on theme of ‘welcoming’ after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Community shabbat services will be held Friday in Augusta and Waterville as members of the Jewish faith and others mourn the loss of 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in the history of the U.S.
Posted inCommunity
NAMI Maine conference set for Nov. 3 in Augusta
Keynote speakers will include Dr. Jeremy Nobel, Kate Braestrup.
Posted inLocal & State
Historic central Maine safe houses reveal area’s ties to Underground Railroad
Even in Maine, families involved with helping runaway slaves escape to Canada feared the vigilant eyes of disapproving neighbors.
Posted inLocal & State
Children’s Center head has yet to hear from state on gun appeal
Jeffrey Johnson, the director of Children’s Center in Skowhegan, Augusta, Gardiner and Farmington, seeks a waiver to carry a gun to protect the nonverbal, disabled children his facilities care for.