Chipotle to pay former Augusta workers $240,000 for breaching labor laws

The American restaurant chain serving Mexican fast food closed its Augusta location after employees were the first in the country to file for union representation.

Eager to support local operations, Mainers brave the chill on Maine Maple Sunday

Maine Maple Sunday Weekend is an annual event, with sugarhouses across the state opening their doors for visitors to see the maple syrup-making process and taste the final products.

Legislators tentatively OK probe into workplace culture at state fire marshal’s office

Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.

Augusta program could be first in Maine to offer overdose victims medication on-scene to treat withdrawal symptoms

Plans to help Augusta residents recover from substance use disorder include a proposal to offer people revived from an overdose by rescue workers immediate, on-scene treatment with Suboxone and help accessing longer-term treatment.

University of Maine at Augusta announces four semifinalists for top administrative role

The candidates for president of the University of Maine at Augusta will visit the Augusta campus next week.

Homeschoolers of Maine convention set for April 21, 22

Programs and workshops are planned in Augusta and Manchester.

UMaine Augusta receives $100K grant to support justice-impacted students

Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison

Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.

Justice Wayne Douglas sworn in to Maine’s highest court

Gov. Janet Mills presided over his swearing in ceremony Friday at the State House. Douglas has been a superior court justice since 2015.

Augusta man arrested by FBI agents in alleged $50,000 murder-for-hire scheme

Hyunkook Korsiak, 41, was arrested in New York this week after planning to kill a man in exchange for $50,000.