The state pulled funding from Fullcircle Supports Inc. after DHHS learned of ‘credible allegations of fraud,’ but the closure affected about 100 employees and some 300 clients with mental illnesses in central Maine.
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Deal reached to keep Key Plaza in downtown Augusta out of foreclosure
The future of the building appears to have been stabilized now that the state has negotiated a deal to renew its lease there for another 10 years beginning in July of 2018.
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Lawrence High student fondly describes teacher as ‘crazy guy in Crocs’
Eric Brown, of Lawrence High School in Fairfield, was one of 16 teachers honored for excellence Thursday at the State House.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Boston casting company coming to Augusta looking for hikers, hunters
No acting experience is necessary and those who are chosen to appear in a commercial will be paid.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man’s 2016 murder conviction upheld in woman’s stabbing
Attorney Caleb Gannon argued that Justin Pillsbury, 42, was entitled to a new trial because a prosecutor’s ‘green-eyed monster’ statement had ‘pandered to sympathy, prejudice and bias of the jury.’
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Togus to host charity walk Wednesday to benefit homeless veterans
The seventh annual V2K Walk & Roll event promotes employee health and wellness while raising awareness and collecting donations to support homeless veterans nationwide.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man appeals ‘de facto life sentence’ for sexually assaulting 2 young boys
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments Thursday in the appeal of Wade Hoover, whose lawyer argued a 60-year prison sentence on federal and state charges was too long.
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Augusta woman imprisoned on forgery, theft and drug convictions
Kallie M. Bryant, 25, was located and arrested in Arizona.
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Attorney: State didn’t prove former Anson treasurer Claudia Viles stole $500K
But prosecutors say because Claudia Viles was elected, no one was supervising her actions.
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Augusta woman pleads guilty to stealing mail
Court papers say Amanda K. Wentzell rifled through and took mail that was being processed by the U.S. Postal Service while she was a postal employee.