The new DHHS building is the first major addition to the State House complex since the 1970s.
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State upholds permit to remove historic pilings in Phippsburg
The pilings at the edge of the water near Popham village were left behind from an old steamship pier, and some neighbors wanted them to stay.
Augusta to buy 45 acres next to Hatch Hill landfill as buffer
The City Council voted unanimously and without discussion to approve the purchase.
Children’s Discovery Museum to move from Augusta to Waterville in spring 2019
Waterville businessman Bill Mitchell bought the former American Legion Hall on College Avenue and the museum will be his tenant.
Drug trafficking in Augusta brings 18 months in prison
William McDaniel Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Pearl Harbor attack eventually cost former Augusta woman her father
Hope Weston, who also lived in Winthrop, left the Philippines for the United States before the war; her father stayed behind to help the U.S., and was executed by the Japanese.
Cosmic Charlie’s in downtown Augusta to close
Owner Steve Goedecke, who has run the business for 26 years, says it’s time to take care of himself.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 6 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 6, 2017.
State drops charges against Vassalboro man
Arnold P. Smith Jr.’s trial in September resulted in a hung jury.
Augusta to consider purchase of 45 acres next to landfill
The city will pay $36,000 for the land if the City Council approves the move Thursday.