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Law enforcement to pay tribute to fallen Fryeburg police officer

Hundreds of officers from around the U.S. are expected to attend the event honoring Nathan Desjardins on Friday in Augusta.

They and eight others are charged with conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in central Maine.

by Staff Report June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Drug enforcement agents say two men from New York have been selling drugs from two motels.

The move leaves two private companies that allow fire departments other options to issue permits out of business for the time being.

The temperature reached 91 on Monday, with ‘very warm and increasingly humid air’ in the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The Class of 2017’s celebrated the achievement of its 124 graduates at the Augusta Civic Center on Sunday.

by Staff Report June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

The man, who has not been identified yet, was unresponsive after striking a light pole while riding down Rines Hill on Water Street.

A new proposal to build ‘workforce housing’ is meant to help address a shortage of affordable rental units in the city.

Wyke, a former interim president at the university, takes over July 1 for James Conneely, who resigned unexpectedly in April.

City officials are hoping that restoring the street to its earlier configuration will eliminate the flooding problem.