AUGUSTA — Virginia Louise Sawtelle, age 95, a resident of Winthrop, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, at Gray Birch Nursing Home in Augusta. She was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Jay, the daughter of Harold J. and Dorothy E. (Williams) Farrington. She attended Jay and Wilton schools. On Feb. 6, 1947, in Jay, she married Leopaul […]
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Francis "Mike" Olivier
AUGUSTA — Francis “Mike” Olivier, 70, of Lewiston, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta, with his family by his side, following a lengthy battle with dementia. Mike was born Oct. 27, 1947, in Massachusetts, the son of the late Herman and Anna Mae Olivier. His family moved to Maine during his […]
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MUSTANGS REPEAT — Monmouth fends off Boothbay for another C South girls' title
Monmouth Academy bench celebrates after winning the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy can’t measure up to the Boothbay in inches, but for the second year in a row in the playoffs, the Mustangs proved that size isn’t everything. The Mustangs stood toe-to-toe with […]
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Donald Trump's call to ban bump stocks renews Maine debate
AUGUSTA (AP) — Some Maine lawmakers are trying to revive an effort to ban bump stocks in the state, but others say moves at the federal level may make it unnecessary. President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to work toward a nationwide ban on the devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to mimic machine […]
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N.Y. driver ‘hurrying up to meet a girl for sex’ detoured in Augusta by speeding and drug charges
AUGUSTA —A New York man stopped for speeding Tuesday evening in Augusta told the state police officer who stopped him he was rushing to go have sex with a girl on Franklin Street, police said. Instead, he ended up behind bars on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine and operating without a license. Deondray […]
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Classical Constellations at UMA March 2
AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta Music Program will present the Classical Constellations with the Portland Piano Trio at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, at Jewett Auditorium, UMA Augusta Campus. The event is free and open to the public. The program travels across the centuries with work by Beethoven, Amy Beach, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, […]
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Boxberry students visit Augusta
Students pose with the State Seal from left in back, Sylvie Gill, Sophia Berry, Alison Graves, Perrin Gill, Aemelia Graves, Maesa Rossignol-Kane and Izzy Thibault; front, Quinlan Friel and Cadence Lee. AUGUSTA — Boxberry School students recently traveled from Harrison to Augusta for a firsthand experience in learning about Maine’s state government. Students haD been […]
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Silhouettes tell a story of prevention
AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, American Legion Post 22 will host a Suicide Prevention Information Session at the State House Hall of Flags, located on the corners of Capitol and State Streets in Augusta. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Information as well as community providers will be available to […]
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Augusta police arrest man riding stolen cartful of groceries, booze from Walmart
AUGUSTA — A report of a man riding a shopping cart full of groceries down Civic Center Drive brought a quick response from Augusta police Monday night. Officer Sara Moynihan, who recognized Wyatt Wilson from previous encounters, said the cart was “filled with groceries but none of it was in bags,” and that Wyatt told […]
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Nick Penney can swallow a flaming sword without burning his eyebrows off
AUGUSTA — The last guy who attempted Nick Penney’s world-record-setting feat of doing a cartwheel while swallowing a flaming sword burned his eyebrows off. Penney, 29, whose eyebrows are just fine, says he avoids that same fate by stapling a postcard to his forehead so it dangles down and shields his brows. Sitting at his […]