Local officials continue to rely on education and voluntary compliance with public health orders to wear face coverings, even as rallies against wearing masks continue.
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Following proposal to sell medical marijuana from RV, Augusta puts temporary ban in place
Augusta officials enacted a moratorium while they consider a permanent ban on retail sales from vehicles.
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UMaine at Augusta, Farmington partner to offer nursing program
As nurses in central Maine reach retirement age, 3,000 positions are expected to open over the next five years.
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Hundreds gather for ‘recount the vote’ rally in Augusta
The Saturday rally was held a half hour after the presidential election was called for Joe Biden.
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MaineHousing extends rent relief program
The agency says it has about $4 million left to help tenants adversely impacted by COVID-19 pay their rent in October and November.
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Kayaker pulled from Kennebec River Friday in water rescue by Augusta, Gardiner fire departments
The man, who was wearing a life jacket, was alone in the kayak when it overturned, Augusta Fire Department Batallion Chief John Bennett said.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Sidney man seeks to have key digital evidence thrown out in retrial of child sexual assault charges
Eric Bard was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for gross sexual assault but had that conviction overturned by the state’s highest court, and is now disputing that authorities had proper consent to obtain evidence from his family home.
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Man who allegedly dumped 100 living bedbugs at Augusta City Center assigned fifth lawyer
Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration after he allegedly slammed a cupful of the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers onto a counter at the General Assistance office.
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CDC’s Shah gives UMaine at Augusta convocation address
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control encouraged UMA students to think critically during the annual convocation event, this year appropriately themed “outbreak.”
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Solar farm on 42 acres touted as ‘benefiting Mainers’ approved off Augusta’s Civic Center Drive
A 2.5-megawatt, approximately 8,000-panel, solar farm would provide electricity to an unnamed Maine business, officials said.