Crisis building at Maine wastewater treatment plants

Wastewater treatment plant operators across Maine face paying higher fees to truck sludge to New Brunswick after two state laws curtailed how biosolid disposal is handled.

Waterville man pleads guilty in BB gun shooting, but denies he was the shooter

The man who was hit in the eye by a BB pellet underwent multiple surgeries, officials said.

Local Catholic school students give back to communities

Local schools included those in Augusta, Auburn, Lewiston and Waterville.

Small trains, tiny furnishings for dollhouses, draw big interest at Augusta show

Elaborate model train layouts featured at annual Augusta State Armory Show

From Elvis to Pearl Jam, Augusta Civic Center has hosted many memorable performers in its 50 years

Officials hope to attract enough Elvis impersonators to the building, which hosted Elvis in his only Maine appearance in 1977, to set a world record.

UMaine Augusta announces president’s, dean’s lists

State offers Specialty Crop Grant Program applications

Eligible groups must submit proposals for grants of up to $100,000 per project by March 16.

Winthrop school board raises substitute ed tech pay by $30 a day to attract workers

The move to match the $130-a-day rate substitute teachers are paid makes Winthrop Public Schools among the highest-paying district in the Augusta area for substitute education technicians.

School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state

The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.

Officials unable to pinpoint source of foul odor in the air in Augusta area

The Augusta Fire Department said the smell is not coming from the city, but that the investigation is ongoing.