The 99 Restaurant on Civic Center Drive reopened Friday after several serious code violations and health hazards were identified by the Augusta Fire Department and Code Enforcement Bureau.
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Madison ceremony marks return of manufacturing, and jobs, to former paper mill
Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among a crowd of a few hundred Friday celebrating the work of TimberHP to restart manufacturing operations at the plant.
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Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say
Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.
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Popular Augusta restaurant closes temporarily after officials find health, safety violations
The 99 Restaurant at 281 Civic Center Drive closed Thursday because of a leaking sprinkler system, wastewater found in the basement and other issues.
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Three men arrested in Kennebec County on drug trafficking charges, officials say
Timothy Dumas and Dustin Schultz of Manchester and Paul M. Adams of Augusta face multiple charges after deputies found illegal drugs inside their vehicles during recent traffic stops, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Farmers roll out tractors, trucks in Albion to protest proposed transmission corridor
Farmers who gathered Wednesday said they already face severe challenges to farm operations and do not have the resources to push back against a planned corridor covering some 150 miles to transport wind-generated power south from Aroostook County.
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Police: Man who caused Hallowell standoff threatened to start fire at apartment building
A neighbor said the 49-year-old man, who took his life after the hourslong standoff at 61 Water St., was a military veteran.
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In wake of high court ruling, generator outside Mount Vernon Community Center prompts questions about a double standard
Five years after a couple were ordered to remove a generator that was too close to Minnehonk Lake, the town has installed a generator even closer to the same lake.
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Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”
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Hallowell standoff ends when man takes his own life
Police from Hallowell, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Capitol Police and the Maine State Police responded Tuesday to an armed standoff on Water Street; it ended when the man took his own life.