Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason, who faced criticism in the wake of a Department of Corrections inspection that showed the jail was not following most protocols it identified, said the jail has had no cases of COVID-19 infection.
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Augusta’s historic review board stops project that started without approval, rejects plans for sign on Governor Hill mansion
A review of a project from Soo Parkhurst on Water Street was tabled until next month to see what proposed decks would look like, while saying no signs should be placed on the exterior of the city’s iconic State Street structure.
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Colby receives multimillion-dollar gifts for new hockey arena
The 38,650-square-foot ice arena will be named the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum, while the rink will be named for hockey Hall of Famer and former Colby coach Jack Kelley.
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Children’s Discovery Museum buys former Waterville church
Museum officials hope to begin renovating the former First Congregational United Church of Christ building at 7 Eustis Parkway early next year.
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Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for ‘forever chemicals.’
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Under new owners, Oakland’s Pressey House sticking to tradition
Nicole and Ron Goodheart and their family took over the bed and breakfast on the shores of Messalonskee Lake in early November.
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Maine officials hoping federal relief efforts will help state
The director of the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future stressed the importance of continuing to focus on economic growth even as Maine struggles with widespread COVID-19 infections.
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Pandemic ‘final bullet’ for Hallowell Episcopal church, closing under financial strain
The Rev. Jack Fles said the coronavirus pandemic was the final bullet for the church, which has a congregation of about 35 people.
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Capital Area Technical Center reports positive COVID-19 case
The Augusta school will remain open, with only a few students who may have been exposed in quarantine.
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Farmington woman dies in Norridgewock crash Tuesday evening
Two others were injured in the head-on collision that happened on Waterville Road in Norridgewock.