Tax help program to be available to qualifying individuals

Augusta City Council rejects plan to fill Board of Education seat in March, eyes June vote

An at-large spot on the school board has been vacant since Jennifer Dumond resigned in October.

Small businesses embrace downtown Augusta during COVID-19 pandemic

More than a dozen businesses opened in 2021, marking a recent record for business growth as certain people shift from working for others to working for themselves.

New Augusta mayor vows to maintain ‘positive, respectful tone’ while working for city improvements

Mayor Mark O'Brien and city councilors and school board members elected in November took their oaths of office on Thursday.

Central Maine schools have an old-fashioned snow day as storm rolls in

The first significant storm of 2022 was expected to bring 2 to 6 inches of snow across the region Friday.

Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say

The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.

Car slides off icy road, down embankment and into Bond Brook in Augusta

Rescuers say driver escapes overturned car without injury.

Freezing rain, slick conditions cause crashes across central Maine

Slick roads send vehicles spinning throughout central Maine on Wednesday as freezing rain fell across the region.

Outgoing Augusta mayor says city now has positive attitude, image

Mayor David Rollins leaving office after first joining the Augusta City Council in 2006, as Mark O'Brien becomes the city's new mayor.

Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta

Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.