The crash was reported just before 10 a.m., when a Subaru hydroplaned and veered into the center lane and hit a truck towing a camper, according to officials.
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Women’s barbershop chorus performs at Inn at City Hall
Maine-ly Harmony invites women of all ages to join rehearsals Oct. 16 through Dec. 4 at the Highland Avenue United Methodist Church, 31 Highland Ave., Gardiner.
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Augusta approves city’s first 2 recreational marijuana shops
Earlier this year Augusta councilors approved allowing recreational cannabis retail stores, after years of only medical marijuana sales being allowed in the city.
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Kennebec Historical Society program set for Oct. 15
The free presentation will focus on probate records to aid in genealogical research.
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Maine schools grapple with confusion over lawsuit that challenges new protections against discrimination
Maine’s education commissioner says local officials from affected schools may uphold new protections in the Title IX updates because they are already guaranteed under the Maine Human Rights Act.
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Roger Katz: Why this longtime Republican is voting for Kamala Harris
Stopping Donald Trump and the risk he poses to our country is more important than party politics, writes the former four-term Republican state senator from Augusta.
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Capital Area Technical Center announces September professionals of month
AUGUSTA — Capital Area Technical Center has named its September professionals of the month. Jeremy Johnston of Richmond is a senior from Richmond High School in his second year of the computer tech program. Last year, Johnston won a silver medal at the Maine SkillsUSA Internetworking competition. He maintains a full course load at Richmond […]
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Augusta apartment building fire displaces 19 people, including 10 children
The apartment where a fire started on South Belfast Avenue on Tuesday night did not have a working smoke detector, officials said.
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Spectrum Generations’ Celebrity Chef Challenge raises more than $50K
AUGUSTA — Three Maine chefs went head to head Sept. 16 at the Augusta Civic Center, competing in Spectrum Generations’ 12th annual Celebrity Chef Challenge fundraiser and serving more than 200 guests. Chef Michael Gosselin of bon Vivant, 133 Lisbon St., Lewiston received the Judges’ Choice Award, and Chef Steven Dumas, an Augusta native and […]
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Sagadahoc deputy advocates for mental health care, bashes report from mass shooting commission
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield was joined by mental health advocates and a former legislator at a press conference Monday to publicize Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program, which they say could have prevented last year’s Lewiston shooting.