The City Council heard a plan Tuesday night to buy 10 yurts to provide shelter for homeless people who camp near the RiverWalk at Head of Falls.
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Waterville audience learns of efforts by veterans group to fight fascist rise
Kristofer Goldsmith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, is head of a nonprofit task force that works with state and federal law enforcement and others to counter extremism and gather intelligence on dangerous people and organizations.
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‘Maine Cabin Masters’ fandom drives tourists to Manchester
The show’s popularity has also allowed designer Ashley Morrill to branch out with a new homeware company called Rustic County. The ninth season of the cabin-restoration program will begin airing on Oct. 23.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Antisemitic message found at Augusta’s Cony High School
Principal Kimberly Liscomb said the student who wrote the message has been identified and ‘consequences and education have been implemented.’
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Augusta woman, 31, dies in Wayne crash
Police say Taylor Perkins was driving on Main Street when her vehicle left the road late Thursday or early Friday.
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Augusta sues police equipment suppliers for allegedly inflating prices of Tasers, body cameras
The city is the lead petitioner in a national class action lawsuit against Axon Enterprise Inc. and Safariland LLC, which was filed last week in federal court in New Jersey.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, River Valley
Rumford, Dixfield women identified as victims of deadly crash in Albion
Kandi L. Carrier, 38, of Rumford, died Friday after the van she was riding in collided with a pickup truck. The van’s driver, Mandy L. Thibodeau, 46, of Dixfield, was injured and is in fair condition at a Bangor hospital.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Unity man faces charges after crash that killed one, injured one in Albion
Stephen Bard, 51, is facing several charges after the crash Friday near the intersection of Belfast and Unity roads.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
One killed, one injured in two-vehicle crash in Albion
One person expected to be charged in two-vehicle crash Friday at corner of Belfast and Unity roads.
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Johnson Hall co-founder says renovation of Gardiner theater is ‘beyond our expectation’
Four decades after Denise and Benny Reehl formed a group to buy Johnson Hall, renovations to the historic opera house are nearing completion. To meet the requirements of the tax credit program funding part of the work, the building must be safe for occupancy by Dec. 31.