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Augusta convenience store robber imprisoned for four years

by Betty Adams February 22, 2018February 22, 2018

Anthony Manganella, of Windsor, pleaded guilty to the Thanksgiving Day 2017 holdup at Augusta Kwik Mart, saying he wasn’t in his ‘right mind.’

Augusta school leaders look to add IT director, other staff to $30.8M budget proposal

by Keith Edwards February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

The budget draft also includes about $230,000 to air-condition the upper floor at three elementary schools.

Local & State

Warm weather brings no new flooding concerns along Kennebec River

by Jessica Lowell February 21, 2018February 22, 2018

The record-breaking temperature Wednesday contributed to melting across the region, but it was not enough to shift the ice jam between Hallowell and Farmingdale.

Cops & Courts, Maine Crime

Police: NY driver ‘hurrying up to meet a girl for sex’ pulled over in Augusta, faces drug charges

by Betty Adams February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Deondray Warren said he was ‘hurrying up to meet a girl for sex on Franklin Street,’ according to the trooper who stopped the vehicle.

Cops & Courts, Maine Crime

New York man wanted in Maine, New Hampshire over drugs charges

by Betty Adams February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Anthony Englesbobb, 31, who is nearing the end of a yearlong sentence at the Maine State Prison, is facing a cocaine possession charge in Winslow as well as in New Hampshire.

Local & State

High temperatures to increase risk of ice jam, flooding in central Maine

by Keith Edwards February 20, 2018February 20, 2018

Local and county officials said Tuesday they aren’t alarmed at the possibility of flooding on the Kennebec River but are watching closely following last month’s destructive uprising in Augusta and Hallowell.