The state treasurer’s office says it’s holding about $309 million worth of unclaimed cash and items left behind in abandoned safe deposit boxes. For the first time in some 20 years, it will auction them off.
September 2023
Posted inMaine
After being forced from longtime home, Waterville man finally finds new housing
Kevin Horton, 64, was forced to leave his Waterville apartment of 25 years and last week moved into the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, but with a lot of help he has found a place to live.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Sliders Sports Pub holds soft opening in the Lewiston Mall
New concept for Lewiston looks to become must-stop for cornhole fans.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox fall into last-place tie after doubleheader sweep by Yankees
Boston can’t rally in the ninth to lose Game 1, 3-2, and falls in the second game, 4-1.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Medical event sends car into house
OXFORD — At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sep. 12, an older model Chevy Suburban with Montana plates, veered off Cold Water Brook Road, through a utility pole and into a residence at 143 Cold Water Brook Road. The driver, according to Oxford Police Officer Andre Chasse, is believed to have suffered a medical event causing […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Chelsea man who killed 3 pedestrians in 2021 Augusta crash loses appeal to state’s high court
Robert Santerre, the driver who struck and killed two women and a baby walking alongside Cony Road in 2021, had appealed his nine-year license suspension to the state Supreme Judicial Court.
Posted inSports
NFL notebook: Journalist sues NFL, alleging institutional discrimination
Jim Trotter, who worked for NFL Media until his contract was not renewed, says he was let go because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice.
Posted inMaine
State workers rally for new contract outside ’employee appreciation’ event in Augusta
AUGUSTA — About 60 people chanted while carrying signs Tuesday during a Department of Administrative and Financial Services “employee appreciation” event, the latest public display of unrest over an expired contract for nearly 13,000 state employees. The members of the Maine Service Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, held the lunchtime […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch
RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.
Posted inEncore
Stand up comedy features Tuck Tucker and Dennis Fogg on stage at Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall’s “On the Road” Stand-Up Comedy Series presents a double-headliner show with Tuck Tucker and Dennis Fogg at The Blind Pig Next Level in Gardiner on Saturday, Sep. 16 at 7:30 pm. The show will also feature Joe Flynn and host, Mark Turcotte. As some of New England’s funniest comics take the stage and […]