The announcement, written by an Augusta-area woman after her estranged mother’s death, has been read around the world after appearing in the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta man indicted on 17 counts of gross sexual assault on children
Matthew A. Greenlaw, 42, of Augusta, was arrested after the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit received information from an undercover federal Homeland Security Investigations agent.
Central Maine arrest log: Aug. 24-30, 2024
Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Aug. 24-30, 2024.
Fire damages former industrial building in Jefferson
Firefighters from nearly a dozen towns in three counties turned out to knock down the fire Thursday on Somerville Road at a former industrial building that’s now being used to grow cannabis.
Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine
Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.
‘Layers of invisibility’: Workers at Maine’s illegal cannabis grow sites show signs of human trafficking
Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.
Waterville man indicted on charges of assaulting woman
Carl A. Hunter, 30, allegedly strangled and beat a woman at a Waterville hotel, causing her to temporarily lose consciousness.
Augusta landfill fees to increase in September
Fees for Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill users are going up in September. The landfill is used by residents in eight surrounding communities.
Central Maine Democrats pick new candidates for local legislative ballots, including Waterville-area Senate race
Nathaniel White of Fairfield will take on Rep. Scott Cyrway, an Albion Republican, in the Senate District 16 race in November. Democrats in the Pittston area also tapped Judith Tunkle of Dresden to face Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea.
Q&A: Why are lithium-ion batteries starting so many fires?
The portable, rechargeable batteries are used in everything from power tools to pacemakers. As they have become more common in recent years, so have the fires they start.