Bridge, longtime owner and president of construction company Bridgecorp, led and funded efforts to build the Kennebec Valley YMCA and encouraged philanthropy in others by giving himself.
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Maine Senate backs bill to extend statute of limitations on sex crimes
Maine’s current law sets an 8-year statute of limitations on sexual assaults, but a bill that received unanimous approval in the Senate on Tuesday would make it 20 years.
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Bill would curb data selling by Maine internet service providers
Lawmakers are scheduled to take up a measure Tuesday that would require Maine internet service providers to obtain consent before sharing customer data with a third party.
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Augusta cyberattacker sought over $100,000 in ransom
Rather than pay off the apparent creator of malicious software that froze up the city’s computers, officials instead pulled the plug and rebuilt the network.
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Augusta Fire Department, Red Cross staff and volunteers install free smoke alarms
They also check existing alarms and provide preparedness tips to residents in about 100 homes.
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Mills signs bill changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in Maine
The recognition comes as Mills tries to smooth relationships between state government and the Native American tribes in Maine.
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Maine treasurer’s office sitting on millions of dollars of unclaimed property, cash
State Treasurer Henry Beck is encouraging Mainers to check and come forward if they are owed a chunk of property and cash valued at more than $246 million in the state’s possession.
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Human remains found in Augusta are those of Gardiner woman, missing since 2017
Police say evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates that they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance in 2017.
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Gardiner woman who disappeared in 2017 died where her remains were found this month, police say
Evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance.
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Augusta police respond to NTSB report on fatal 2017 Toy Run crash
The National Transportation Safety Board cited the failure of the Augusta Police Department and United Bikers of Maine to plan for the risk associated with routing a large group of motorcyclists on and off an interstate highway.