Augusta area police reports for Feb. 15, 2017.
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Lithgow Public Library closed Wednesday because of bedbug problem
The library is one of three city-owned buildings where regular sweeps are done to check for bedbugs, and it will reopen Thursday after a small area was sprayed.
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Leroy Smith III, accused of killing his father in Gardiner, has improved with medication, forensic psychiatrist says
The question remains about whether Smith is competent to stand trial in connection with the May 2014 slaying.
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Kennebec Historical Society talk postponed
A presentation called ‘Forts Along the Kennebec’ will now be held Feb. 22 at the Maine State Library.
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Former Rochester, N.Y. man jailed 30 months for dealing heroin
Alex L. Brumfield, 29, was arrested Nov. 9, 2016, in Augusta after a confidential informant with a recording device purchased drugs from him.
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Augusta Public Works leader pushes plow drivers, but says ‘the human body can only take so much’
The city tries not to have drivers work more than 16 hours straight, but big storms and whiteout conditions mean it’s hard to keep up.
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Maine florists battle conditions to prepare for Valentine’s Day
It’s one of the two or three biggest days of the year, an Augusta florist said, so he was busy working Monday to ensure all orders will be filled and delivered.
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Keeping older residents connected and informed part of Augusta age-friendly mission
Communication and the sharing of information is important to the committee in creating an action plan, meeting goals, and getting residents involved in making Augusta a more livable community for all ages.
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Broken pipe damages records at Capital Judicial Center in Augusta
Freeze-drying the documents is an attempt to recover court records that were soaked last weekend when a hot water pipe partially separated, and water flooded the records-holding area in the courthouse.
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New Yorker pleads guilty to heroin trafficking in Augusta
Reuben Givens was sentenced to four years in prison, and in exchange for the plea, additional charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin and aggravated trafficking in cocaine base were dismissed.