AUGUSTA — Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., will host an Open Mic Night at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Sign-ups for mic slots will start at 5:45 p.m. Spoken word performances will be allowed five minutes; musical performances will be allowed two songs or eight minutes, whichever comes first. Time slots will be given […]
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Mills says labor mural that LePage removed from labor department will stay put
A spokesman for the new Democratic governor says she will keep the mural on display at the Maine State Museum.
Maine regulators decide to open full investigation of CMP billing problems
The Public Utilities Commission’s legal process includes power to compel witnesses to testify, participation by stakeholders, technical conferences and public hearings.
MBVS announces Maine Women Veterans Memorial challenge
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services is partnering with Joy Asuncion, Maine’s Ambassador for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation (Women’s Memorial) for the first Maine Women Veterans Memorial Challenge. The challenge is a statewide, community-led drive to register all eligible women veterans from the state of Maine, past and present, […]
Pair charged with trafficking drugs in Augusta, Hallowell
A Hallowell man and a Pittston woman allegedly sold heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base to a confidential informant.
Startup investors camp out for Maine tax credit
The Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit program has become so popular that its overseers are asking the Legislature to triple its budget.
Maine’s first flu death of the season reported
In 2017-18, the deadliest season in decades, 82 people died in Maine from influenza.
Maine’s incoming governor adds more advisers to her inner circle
Two of the 6 new members of Janet Mills’ staff previously worked for fellow Democrat Chellie Pingree, Maine’s 1st District congresswoman.
Raymond man to sing national anthem at State Legislature opening
David Young Jr. of Raymond has been selected to sing The National Anthem at the opening of the 2019 Maine State Legislature in Augusta at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2. He was chosen by the Maine Council of Churches after he was heard singing by the council’s president during a service at the Faith Lutheran […]
Waterville man, woman charged in separate fentanyl trafficking cases
Tommy Glidden, 29, and Natalie Johansmeier, 36, were arrested on last week in unrelated incidents involving the synthetic opioid.