The Fisher House, which provides free lodging for families of veterans seeking treatment at the Togus VA Medical Center, has been open since February 2020, but officials say they do not know when it will reopen to guests.
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Thousands head to 34th Annual Northeast Motorsports Expo and Trade Show at Augusta Civic Center
The weekend event featured more than 50 vendors, slot car racing, a seminar co-hosted by a NASCAR safety official and drivers who traveled from as far as Rhode Island or Connecticut.
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Maine Woodlot Owners to host forestry forum Jan. 11 in Augusta
The forum coincides with the Agricultural Trades Show Jan. 10-12 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Gov. Mills’ inauguration fundraising report released
Maine’s first female governor will deliver her second inaugural address Wednesday evening at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Waterville man again indicted on attempted murder charge
Maurice A. Watkins-Cundiff allegedly fired more than a dozens shots at a woman as she fled in a car.
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Lewiston society names Cold Paws, Warm Heart raffle winners
LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society has announced winners of its Cold Paws, Warm Heart annual raffle. With more than $15,000 in ticket sales, the winners were: Nancy West of Shrewsbury, Vermont, winning $500 of home heating assistance and a handmade quilt; Billy Ladd of Augusta, with $300 of home heating assistance; Rosita Friel […]
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As other states modernize, Maine car safety inspection lags behind
Maine is the last state in New England without a digital system to track car safety inspections.
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Thousands in central Maine lose power as winter storm grips region
A massive storm that has rolled across the U.S. blew into central Maine on Friday with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 65 mph.
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With heavy rain and snowmelt, Kennebec River expected to flood
The storm expected Friday is predicted to bring heavy rain, powerful wind gusts and plummeting temperatures, ushering in an icy Christmas weekend for central Maine and the potential for widespread power outages.
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Maine group acted in ‘bad faith’ by withholding public records about former Kennebec County jail inmate, justice says
A Superior Court justice ordered the Maine County Commissioners Association self-funded risk management pool to pay attorneys’ fees and release the wrongfully withheld documents detailing a settlement with a former Kennebec County jail inmate who alleged that officers used excessive force and racial slurs against him.