Here’s how to get your absentee ballot

The ballots will be mailed to voters' homes and should arrive by early October.

Two from Augusta indicted in 2019 Richmond murder

Tyon K. Shuron, 43, and Chanda Lilly, 31, were arrested earlier this year in connection with the murder last year of Andrew Sherman, who died after being shot in the head.

Volunteer Maine awarded federal funds to support emergency volunteer response

Award will lead to the creation of new capacity building training for smaller community agencies in need of additional volunteer support.

Virtual information sessions about Job Corps to be offered Aug. 19 and 26

More than 700 backpacks full school supplies given away in Augusta

The Greater Augusta Back to School Program, begun by the Augusta Elks, seeks to give local students the tools they need for a successful restart to in-person learning.

Rare bird swimming in Togus Pond in Augusta

The Clark's grebe, only the second one ever recorded in Maine, normally sticks to the west.

Augusta may expand child care to help parents of students cope with school reopening

City officials are considering a proposal to offer child care all day during the upcoming school year.

Our View: Across Maine, nation, rise in hunger should set off alarm bells

Millions of Americans are having trouble putting food on the table, and things could get much worse if nothing is done.

Two from Augusta, one from New York City arrested on drug charges

Police: Search of Gage Street residence Wednesday afternoon turned up illegal drugs and a gun.

Maine Supreme Court questions Melville Fuller statue outside Kennebec courthouse

The monument honors the Augusta-born former chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was part of the majority in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that maintained racial segregation with the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine.