Communities across the state are planning for Trunk or Treat and other Halloween festivities this month. Trunk or Treat events feature decorated cars prepared for trick-or-treaters in a parking lot setting instead of a neighborhood. Thursday, Oct. 31 AUGUSTA Augusta Parks and Recreation, 5 p.m, McDuffie Woods, 3431 Old McDuffie Road. Park at 746 4th […]
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Clinton officials tout need for new fire station
Clinton residents are scheduled to vote Nov. 5 on six referendums, including one asking if they want to borrow up to $1.9 million to help fund a new fire station.
Clinton man arrested after 74-year-old woman is shot in neck
Andrew Fertig, 69, is charged with domestic violence elevated aggravated assault, a Class A offense.
Clinton man arrested after police trace 911 call, search Main Street residence
Iver Cardwell, 43, has a history of domestic violence arrests and has been arrested in Clinton multiple times with violation of condition of release in recent months, police said.
Watch: Clinton man arrested after fatal shooting in Waterville makes court appearance on murder charge
Richard Hatt, 57, who is accused of killing Stephen Killam, 47, of Fairfield on Tuesday morning, appeared by video Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta.
Chief: Two injured, families displaced after fire destroys home in Pittsfield
The Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze, which consumed a house and damaged a nearby trailer, burning two residents and displacing two families.
Mid-Maine Chamber president on vacation weathers Florida hurricane
Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, described riding out Hurricane Milton at her condo in Venice, Florida, where she is vacationing.
Local Scouts spend weekend at wildlife refuge
BARRING — The 30,000-acre Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is home to more than 225 species of birds, endangered species and resident wildlife. And for the weekend of Sept. 27-29 it was also home nearly 200 Scouts and leaders, who camped on the refuge’s rolling hills and competed in activities near its streams, bogs and marshes. […]
A ‘woke’ flag? Culture war unfurls around Maine’s new (old) design
Some say the proposal for a new flag on the Nov. 5 ballot is an attempt to erase history, while others argue it’s related to Christian nationalism. To most, though, the meanings of our state flag and its potential replacement are more personal.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days set for October
Those who don’t have an appointment slot made with their town will not be able to drop off that day.