Area firefighters have been called to mill for fires six or seven times since June, which is about double the number of incidents in a typical year, a fire official said.
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Winslow manager to step down in November due to family health issues
Steve Soucy, who read his resignation letter during a Winslow Town Council meeting Monday, will leave the town just months after a contentious hiring process.
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Waterville shoe store robbery leads to Liberty man’s arrest
Waterville police responded to the robbery of an undisclosed amount of money from the Shoe Dept. Encore store around 7 p.m. Friday.
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Law court rejects 18-year sentence of Massachusetts man convicted of Waterville attempted murder
Maine’s highest court rules judge erred in considering alleged assault of hotel clerk who witnessed incident.
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FirstPark director retires after piloting business park to sustainability
Building communication with partners and business prospects helped build the park’s reputation, Jim Dinkle, retiring FirstPark executive director, said.
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West Gardiner residents express frustration with leaders in public forum
The special meeting Thursday evening was called to address “questions arising on social media platforms, FOAA requests, Select Board un-involvement and any other topics that may be of question.”
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State police investigating Waldoboro death as a homicide
A person doing a well-being check at a Genthner Road home in Waldoboro on Saturday called 911, where police found the body of Levern Kelley.
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Augusta proposes borrowing $6.1 million for Civic Center, road, building improvements
Augusta voters will to be asked to approve $5.3 million in borrowing in November to pay for citywide infrastructure projects.
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Changes coming to Waterville, with businesses seeking to relocate, expand
Changes coming to downtown Waterville signal continued growth in both business and residential sectors, officials say.
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Kennebec Land Trust to dedicate three new conservation areas
The new lots, which will be open to the public, add more than 160 acres to KLT’s extensive portfolio of permanently conserved land.