AUGUSTA — Neighbors who offered an Augusta man a plate of food after he’d told them he hadn’t eaten much recently didn’t get the response they might have expected Sunday night. Police say the man allegedly rejected a meal from the two neighbors before threatening to shoot them with a loaded shotgun. Bruce M. Roy, […]
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Body discovered on side of road in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Police are investigating at the scene where a body was found Thursday afternoon on Weeks Mills Road. “Detectives from the Augusta Police Department were following up leads on a missing person case and during the course of the investigation Detectives located an unidentified body,” Augusta police said in a news release sent about […]
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‘Everyday Maine’ photo exhibit at UMA celebrates state’s diversity
AUGUSTA — Maine is more diverse than it might appear. Proving that is the aim of a massive photography exhibit, “Everyday Maine,” coming to the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. The hope of the center is that the work will show that diversity is part of what makes the state such an interesting […]
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Mary Susan Miller
AUBURN — Mary Susan Miller of Auburn passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 2. She was 75. Survivors include her niece, Lisa Hendricks (Dave); great-nephew, Kyle; and great-niece, Megan; her nephew, Kevin Sheridan (Erika), of Washington, D.C.; her brother, Robert Miller (Judy), of Manchester, Conn. She is also survived by her nephew, Peter Miller (Carolyn), of Omaha, […]
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Company fights to keep details of psychiatric home a secret
AUGUSTA — A Florida-based healthcare company that could receive a $60.3 million state contract to run a 21-bed Maine residence for some psychiatric patients is fighting to keep its proposal secret. Gov. Paul LePage’s administration is moving forward without legislative approval or appropriated funding on plans to build a new, one-story residence on the Dorothea […]
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Lawrence Paul Henry
AUGUSTA — Lawrence Paul Henry, 79, of Augusta died Friday, Aug. 3, at his home. He was born in Jay on June 30, 1939, the son of Nerie and Bessie (Slovak) Henry. He worked for many years as an electrician in the paper industry. On May 10, 2002, he married Marie Joy of Augusta and they […]
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After spending thousands to buy, renovate Augusta building, state to demolish it
AUGUSTA — A former bank across the street from the State House is scheduled for demolition — one year after the state spent $271,000 to acquire and renovate it for a now-defunct state agency. The LePage administration says the former Bangor Savings Bank building – a single-story structure located at 77 Capitol St. – will […]
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Martin William Dow Sr.
AUBURN — Martin William Dow Sr., 90, of 200 Stetson Road, Auburn, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 1, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Marty was born May 4, 1928, in Augusta. As a self–described “country boy,” enjoying life on a small farm in Vassalboro, Marty’s favorite pastime was baseball, which would become a lifelong love. The […]
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William F. Mace Jr.
AUGUSTA — William Francis Mace Jr., 86, passed away peacefully July 18, 2018. William, born July 4, 1932, is the son of Laura Stephens and William F. Mace. He leaves behind a sister, Janice Burgess; his nephew, Calvin Burgess; niece, Laura Robbins; and seven grandnieces and grandnephews. William was a veteran of the Korean War and […]
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University of Maine Augusta announces spring semester dean's list
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine Augusta has announced the dean’s list for the spring semester of 2018. Local full-time students named to the list include: Androscoggin County: Joshua Caron of Auburn; Alex Brown, Greene; Tina Rousseau and Andrea Varney, Leeds; Sean Dyer, Abdi Hassan, Ronald Seguin, Sarah Starkey and Taylor Stryker, Lewiston; Libby Wade and […]