Liz Helitzer, who has held the post based at the University of Maine at Augusta for the last six years, said she is planning to hike the entire Appalachian Trail before beginning a graduate school program in Ireland.
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Kennebec County courts March 14-21
A roundup of cases closed March 14-21, 2018, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Conflicting priorities emerge in Kennbec County after massive power outage
Officials from communities in the county recently met with Central Maine Power Co. officials to talk about their problems during the recovery effort after a destructive October storm.
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Augusta man charged with aggravated trafficking of cocaine, heroin
A woman, Ashley Ward, 33, also was charged during the arrest of Maurice Wilson, 37, early this week in Augusta, police said.
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Two-way downtown Augusta traffic possible, but officials worry it could hinder firetrucks, plows
A proposal city officials are considering probably would result in the loss of at least 12 parking spaces.
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Gardiner man sentenced to 1 year behind bars for drug trafficking
The remainder of the five-year term for Edwin Lawrence was suspended while he serves two years on probation.
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Augusta school board approves $30.8 million budget in split vote
Opponents cited the amount of increase and the need for more time to consider the proposal as reasons to vote against it.
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Augusta man convicted of child pornography charges loses appeal before Supreme Court
Randy Marquis, now 44, had asked that his conviction be overturned; but the Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the finding in a decision published Tuesday.
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Kennebec County to join opiate lawsuit against drug companies in nationwide effort
The suit targets pharmaceutical makers and distributors who, attorneys said, failed to disclose the addictive properties of their opioid painkillers.
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Riverview social worker’s lawsuit over retaliation, unsafe conditions heads to trial
Jennifer Taghavidinani said she was subjected to whistleblower retaliation after filing complaints about unsafe working conditions at the state hospital in Augusta.