Authorities seized cocaine and heroin in a pair of busts this week in Augusta.
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Waterville woman convicted in taxi robbery scheme gets six years in prison for drug trafficking
Christina Marie Pena-Cantor, 40, had been on probation at the time for a 2010 robbery of a taxi driver in Waterville.
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Waterville woman to serve 12 months in prison for $100 robbery
Antelsy “Amy” Bellows, 39, had been on probation at the time of the offense on Dec. 27, 2017.
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‘We have to say thanks by making sure the VA works,’ Sen. Angus King tells vets at Vietnam War ceremony
State and federal officials honored Vietnam-era veterans Thursday at the Togus event, part of a yearslong series of observances marking a half-century since the war.
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Douglas Rooks: Making Water Street great again
Augusta’s downtown is ready for some new beginnings.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Photo slideshow: ‘Messiah’ dress rehearsal at Augusta church
The First United Pentecostal Church of Augusta held the rehearsals for the show ahead of the Easter season.
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Pennsylvania man charged in bizarre Maine car chase now accused of nearly $500K business fraud
Robert Rohwer agreed Wednesday to waive extradition and be returned to face charges in his home state, which alleges he stole more than $495,000 through deceptive or fraudulent practices.
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New store, gas station approved at Riverside Drive and Route 3 in Augusta, across from existing station
The project includes enlarging the intersection of the two roads to accommodate turning traffic that sometimes backs up while waiting for a traffic signal to change.
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Pennsylvania woman pleads guilty to burglary involving high-speed chase, crash
Jennifer Rohwer, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $1,358.
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Augusta man indicted in death of pedestrian at crosswalk
Andrew Bilodeau pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of Emile Morin, 81, of Augusta, in November.