WG Tech of Westbrook already provides support for county administration.
July 2020
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Pandemic hurting Americans’ finances in disparate ways, poll shows
Younger people were more likely to have lost a job, put themselves at risk of exposure or delayed paying bills.
Posted inMark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Woodsy the Owl is turning mean
The big man was stuck at a light on Sabattus Street and he used the idle minute to stuff his face. Big Mac, it looked like, or possibly a quarter pounder. Before the light went from red to green, he wolfed down half of it and managed to cram in a handful of fries, as […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police log
Arrests Androscoggin County • Samuel Waner, 31, of Lewiston, on a charge of probation violation, 4 p.m. Tuesday at Central Maine Medical Center. • Julian Shove, 24, of Augusta, on charges of failure to stop for a law enforcement officer and criminal speeding, 5:42 p.m. Tuesday on I-95 in Sabattus. Lewiston • Briana Czarkowski, 27, […]
Posted inMaine, News
Toxic algae confirmed in ponds at South Portland’s Hinckley Park
Two ponds in the popular dog-walking spot will remain closed until fall because they have developed an algae bloom that is toxic to animals and humans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Union signals move toward negotiations in otherwise stagnant shipyard strike
After a second meeting with a federal mediator, the largest union at BIW announced a first sign of movement the 5-week-old strike.
Posted inMaine
Two injured in crash in Norridgewock on Monday evening
Chief Deputy Michael Mitchell at the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Tuesday that one adult was treated for minor injuries and a juvenile was LifeFlighted to be treated for a head injury.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bill to replace CMP with public entity faces key vote Friday
A legislative committee is set to decide whether to send the measure, which also would affect Versant Power, to the full Legislature.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Maine high schools’ fall sports season to be delayed and shortened
The Maine Principals’ Association pushes back the start of fall practices from Aug. 17 to Sept. 8. Games will begin no sooner than Sept. 18.