A federal judge’s ruling allows a civil lawsuit alleging excessive use of force to move forward against Officer Laura Drouin, who fired three shots at Riverview Psychiatric Center outpatient Jason Begin in 2015.
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Lobstermen tired of conflicts support bill to allow GPS tracking of boats
Most who testify before the Marine Resources Committee favor letting Marine Patrol officers install tracking devices on fishing vessels without judges’ approval.
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Fire destroys three-family home in Augusta, displaces 6 people
Tenants of 94 Mount Vernon Ave. were able to get out of the building after the fire broke out, but are now homeless following the destructive blaze.
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Women learn kicks, punches and other methods for thwarting attackers during Augusta class
The self-defense class was one of several offered each year by the Augusta Police Department.
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Task force on Maine opioid crisis seeks more information
Members express frustration about a lack of solid data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Section of Townsend Road in Augusta to be closed Monday
The closure is part of a project that includes repaving Northern Avenue.
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Augusta attorney, trails advocate named Le Club Calumet’s 2017 Outstanding Citizen
Michael Seitzinger was instrumental in the creation of the city-owned Bond Brook Recreation Area, which includes recreational trails.
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Augusta police still searching for man reported missing in early March
Scott Milliken, 54, was last seen leaving his Water Street apartment on March 2.
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2 sentenced on charges related to Augusta drug-trafficking ring
Kidante Roberts, of Roxbury, Mass., and Jessie Clark, of Augusta, pleaded guilty Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
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Augusta man among those honored at Franco-American Day at the State House
Jean-Paul Fortin of Augusta was born in 1935 in Quebec Province and immigrated to Maine in 1959.