Failure in the system’s underground storm drain system may have caused pavement on Winthrop Street to ripple Wednesday morning, officials said.
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Planning Board approves new Augusta Police Station
Officials still believe the Willow Street station, despite inflation and supply chain concerns, can be built for the $20.5 million residents approved for it.
Construction could begin soon on $30 million Waterville mill housing project after financing green light
North River Co. is awaiting word from MaineHousing before launching construction to turn about half of the northernmost Lockwood-Duchess mill building at 6 Water St. into residential and commercial space.
Family offers $500 reward in case of man missing from Bangor psychiatric center
Graham Lacher, 38, has been missing for three months after walking away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
Early morning house fire first in Oakland since town added full-time Fire Department
The 1 a.m. blaze at a South Alpine Street house came about a month after Fire Department hired full-time firefighters to provide 24-hour coverage, which the fire chief says enabled a quicker response to the scene.
Kennebec region featured in latest book from South Gardiner historian
“Around the Kennebec Valley: The Herman Bryant Collection,” from Arcadia Publishing brings Gay Grant back to the collection of the photographer who captured images in the Kennebec Valley in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gardiner fire was accidental, state fire investigators say
The Maine Office of State Fire Marshal has determined the cause of the fire that damaged a School Street home in Gardiner Sunday was accidental.
Readfield not seeing influx of boaters in wake of controversial Winthrop mooring ordinances
The town first discussed the issue in July when some residents showed concern that Winthrop’s recent ordinance could result in an increase of moorings in Readfield, which is considering its own rules.
Bowdoin man indicted in hit-and-run collision in Madison that seriously injured Cornville couple
A Somerset County grand jury last week indicted Edward McGuire, 62, on several counts following the collision that occurred in May.
Madison residents approve $10 million affordable housing project
The project passed by a wide margin Monday and now the developers who want to build on Weston Avenue are awaiting approval by MaineHousing on a financing package.