MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Richard Warren Talbot, 66, of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at his residence. Born July 6, 1951, in Augusta, he was the son of the late Frederick Talbot and Elsie Brindley Talbot. He was a 1969 graduate of Leavitt High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Maine, […]
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Woman charged with OUI and speeding after boyfriend called police
AUGUSTA — A Windsor woman was arrested Tuesday evening after she allegedly drove more than 30 mph over the speed limit while intoxicated, then was stopped by police after her boyfriend reported the erratic driving. Harley Rae Graziano, 23, also allegedly tried to resist arrest after police stopped the truck she had driven from Windsor […]
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Mark B. Macomber
AUGUSTA — Mark Burns Macomber, 80, formerly of Dixfield, died at the Maine Veterans’ Home, Augusta, where he had resided for 18 months. He was born May 12, 1938, in Dixfield, a son of Floyd P. and Bernice (Frost) Macomber Sr. He was a graduate of Dixfield High School and for a short time following his […]
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Community college graduation a family affair
AUGUSTA — Wearing a hard hat like the rest of the electrical lineworker program graduates gathered around him while preparing to march into Kennebec Valley Community College’s commencement, Brian Zwicker smiled as he saw his 5-year-old son, Ryan, approaching him wearing a bright-yellow hard hat that matched his own, only smaller. Zwicker picked up his […]
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Maine-ly Harmony women's barbershoppers install officers
AUGUSTA — Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop chorus recently installed its officers. Serving the chorus are president, Cathy Anderson, Jefferson; vice president, BJ Sylvester-Pellett, Winthrop; secretary, Candace Pepin, Augusta; treasurer, Janet Dunham, Belgrade; and members-at-large, Barbara Combs, Topsham and LouAnn Mossler, South China. Directed by Kathy Greason of Brunswick, the chorus members welcome singers to their […]
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Some Maine taxpayers may have to amend their 2017 returns, LePage warns
Gov. Paul LePage warned Thursday that some taxpayers might need to file amendments to their 2017 tax returns because the Legislature failed to pass a bill to conform the state’s income tax code to the new federal tax code. But a liberal economic policy research group said the changes affect only a small group of […]
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Police riders expected to bike to Augusta for memorial ceremony
LEWISTON — Local police officers are planning to pedal their bicycles to Augusta on Thursday to memorialize their fallen comrades during National Police Week. The riders are scheduled to gather at Androscoggin Bank Colisee at 190 Birch St. at 7 a.m., and depart by 7:30 a.m. for the 35-mile ride to the Maine Law Enforcement […]
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Conservation effort truly for the birds
AUGUSTA — Local birdwatchers were used to seeing eastern meadowlarks in the eastern section of Viles Arboretum. The birds, whose gold bellies feature a distinct V-shaped patch of black feathers, often breed in grasslands and meadows, like the kinds that cover the 224-acre arboretum on the east side of Augusta. Recently, though, local birdwatchers haven’t […]
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Maine School of Science and Mathematics takes first place
AUGUSTA — The Maine School of Science and Mathematics (MSSM) in Limestone took first place in the Maine State Math Meet held at the Augusta Civic Center on April 3. More than 900 students participated and MSSM representatives won five medals. The team consisted of 10 students: Tobyn Blatt, a senior from Brunswick; Brett Foster, […]
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Truck rollover closes northbound lane on Interstate 95 in Augusta
One lane of traffic was closed on northbound Interstate 95 in Augusta on Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer rolled off the highway and onto its side. The rollover occurred near the exit onto Route 27, which is also Civic Center Drive, according to a Facebook post by the Maine State Police. The Maine Turnpike Authority is […]