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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
Brunswick again hikes firefighter pay to help with recruitment, retention
The Brunswick Fire Department recently had 10 vacant positions as some firefighters left for higher-paying departments or to start other careers.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Augusta sand bucket delivery program seeks to gain traction with older residents
A partnership between the Augusta Age-Friendly Committee and the city offers deliveries of salted sand to residents who are over 60 or disabled and unable to get their own buckets.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2023
Maine Arts Academy in Augusta gets federal grant for school safety improvements
The public charter school is to use $93,000 in federal funds to help make sure students are safe at their new school, a former health care facility.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Brunswick Fire Department staffing shortage ‘a constant battle’
Eight of the Brunswick Fire Department's 41 firefighting positions are vacant.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Augusta officials decline to regulate speech after murals, neo-Nazi demonstration prompt policy review
Existing city ordinances and state laws balance the need to protect the public and allow free speech, officials said.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Winslow deputy fire chief resigns his post
Scott Bolduc tendered his resignation Sept. 19, effective immediately, after serving the town for nearly four years.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Augusta gets nearly $2.5 million in grant funds to hire 8 firefighters
The city has lowered the minimum requirements to be hired as a firefighter and agreed to pay for paramedic training in hopes of attracting more workers.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
As Winslow revamps public safety operations, former employees speak of director with abrasive style
Former employees say Leonard Macdaid's leadership has contributed to distrust among town departments and includes threatening behavior, but the town manager dismisses the claims as a coordinated effort that also involves some town staff.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2023
Wiscasset man dies in apparent intentional crash, police say
The man drove into a tree on Birch Point Road, igniting a fire that forced the evacuation of a nearby home, police said.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Despite firefighters’ complaints, Winslow town officials on track to make public safety merger permanent soon
A Winslow fire official says 11 of the 12 career firefighters no longer support the merger and 'morale in the firehouse has dropped significantly from the deputy chief position down to the lowest member.'
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