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Published
March 30, 2022

Scuba divers join search of Sebasticook River for missing man

Rescuers in Clinton have used boats, aircraft and dogs this week in the search for Justin Howard, 36, but high water and swift currents prevented divers from entering the river until Wednesday.
Published
March 30, 2022

Jefferson voters approve town budget, including $105,000 jump in ambulance costs

Residents approved every spending proposal in the $969,000 town budget at Tuesday's annual Town Meeting.
Published
March 30, 2022

Readfield-area high school to go remote due to staff shortages from uptick in COVID-19 cases

School officials can't figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.
Published
March 30, 2022

Downtown Waterville sidewalk construction set to start

Crooker Construction Inc. of Topsham is expected on Thursday to begin preparing Front Street for new concrete sidewalks from the Lockwood Hotel south to Bridge Street.
Published
March 30, 2022

Falling tree in China clips utility poles and knocks out power to more than 1,200 customers

The tree fell Wednesday on Lakeview Drive in China and resulted in the loss of power to around 1,250 Central Maine Power customers in China and about a dozen in Albion.

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Published
March 30, 2022

Pittsfield man involved in police confrontation died of multiple gunshot wounds, medical examiner says

Gregory Lasselle died Feb. 25 following a 12-hour standoff, but state authorities have yet to explain what prompted law enforcement personnel to use deadly force on Lasselle.
Published
March 29, 2022

Litchfield looks to cap budget increase to 10%

The proposed $3.1 million budget will be decided by voters at the annual Town Meeting on June 18.
Published
March 29, 2022

Augusta man’s commencement from special court program highlights reduced sentences, opportunity to rebuild lives

A robbery charge against Jesse D. Nichols was dismissed this week after he completed the Co-Occurring Disorders Court program, which seeks to treat criminal defendants with substance abuse problems and help them get back on their feet.
Published
March 29, 2022

Messalonskee High School principal receives top state award

Paula Callan becomes the first educator to win both the Maine Principal of the Year Award and the Maine Assistant Principal of the Year Award since the founding of the Maine Principals’ Association in 1992.
Published
March 29, 2022

Gardiner residents meet top candidate for city manager position

Andrew Carlton, who is currently superintendent in Regional School Unit 4 based in Wales, told residents at a forum that he sees overlap between school and municipal administration in managing budgets and people.