Old Fort Western to build replica of colonial trading post in Augusta

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Published
May 28, 2022

Old Fort Western to build replica of colonial trading post in Augusta

The former outpost is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as a museum this year.
Published
May 27, 2022

State investigation finds Waterville officer justified in fatal shooting of Hartland man

Police responded to a Waterville hotel in February 2021 following reports of a disturbance and found 32-year-old Eric Porter armed with a knife, according to a report by the state Attorney General's Office.
Published
May 27, 2022

Final settlement with UMA president who withdrew from job includes $30,000 housing allowance payout

The deal between the University of Maine System and Michael Laliberte also ensures he will make a minimum of $235,000 annually for the next two years, with UMaine agreeing to pay the difference if a new job pays him less than that.
Published
May 26, 2022

Did Harry Styles record part of his latest album in central Maine?

Maine-raised songwriter Amy Allen co-wrote one of the tracks on the British popstar's new album, but fans think there's another Maine connection — to a farm in Monmouth.
Published
May 26, 2022

Faculty members question payout to new UMA president who withdrew from job

Michael R. Laliberte's potential $615,000 paycheck over three years is not sitting well with certain faculty members, some of whom were laid off recently for budgetary reasons.

Published
May 26, 2022

Reward offered for information on theft of guns from downtown Waterville pawnshop

Federal authorities and a trade association for the gun industry have announced a $5,000 reward for information related to the burglary at J.R.'s Trading & Pawn at 100 Elm St., where 14 handguns were stolen April 10.
Published
May 26, 2022

Hepatitis A exposure warning at Oakland restaurant is second this week involving food service in central Maine

A case of acute hepatitis was identified in a worker who handled food at the Waterville Country Club’s Nineteen 16 Restaurant in Oakland between April 26 and May 17, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Published
May 25, 2022

Lewiston man died of gunshot wound to chest in shooting at Augusta towing company

The death of Tyler Morin, 36, has been classified as a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Published
May 24, 2022

Augusta man who allegedly set off fireworks inside apartment indicted

Gerald Scott Stackpole, 45, of Augusta was indicted on charges of arson, domestic violence criminal threatening and endangering the welfare of a child following a July 1, 2021, fire in his apartment.
Published
May 24, 2022

Removal of art display brings into focus century-old Skowhegan labor strike

Some on social media recently criticized Skowhegan Savings Bank after an art display was removed from the building that depicted a 1907 strike, but the bank says it only sought to have another display featured because it better represented the bank's history.

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