Lucien Perron, 11, of Sumner hangs out on a Waterman Farm Machinery tractor at the 77th annual Maine Agricultural Trades Show on Wednesday afternoon. Perron, attending with his father, has raised turkeys with his sister and now has a cow. The trades show continues through Thursday at the Augusta Civic Center. Admission is free. (Kathryn […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Let there be dragons
AUGUSTA — Laura Foster needed money to get into a Society for Creative Anachronism event so she could assume the persona of an 11th-century, low-ranking Irish noblewoman named Gormlaith an Malagenteach. So she put out the call: Anyone want to buy a dragon? And they did. “Suddenly, I got 16 orders,” said Foster, 43. “So […]
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Legislature cancels hearings and work sessions as nor'easter approaches
AUGUSTA — Winter weather is already delaying the Legislature’s work just two days into the 2018 session. Legislative leaders announced Wednesday — the first day of this year’s shortened session — that Thursday’s committee hearings will be canceled and rescheduled because of the winter storm. The Health and Human Services Committee, the Environment and Natural […]
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Independent lawmakers gain clout in Augusta with staff, office space
Top row, left to right: Owen Casas of Rockport; Denise Harlow of Portland; Kevin Battle of South Portland. Bottom row, left to right: Kent Ackley of Monmouth; Norman Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft; Marty Grohman of Biddeford. AUGUSTA — A caucus of independent lawmakers is likely to have an outsized influence in the Maine House of Representatives in […]
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Man barred from having firearm arrested after off-duty cop sees him at Augusta gun show
A New Hampshire man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly was seen with a shotgun at an Augusta gun show one day earlier, despite a protection order from his home state that barred him from possessing firearms. The man, Ignazio Falcone, 27, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested after an off-duty Hallowell police officer reportedly […]
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Real-life skills learned at Lego League championship
AUGUSTA — Teams from Caribou, South Paris and Farmington took top honors at the 18th Annual Maine FIRST Lego League State Championship at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday. The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League presents student teams, ages 9 to 14, with real-world problems to research and attempt to solve. […]
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Augusta woman charged with buying guns for New York drug dealer
AUGUSTA — An Augusta woman faces a federal firearms charge for allegedly buying guns here for her drug dealer in Rochester, New York. Samantha Bailey, 29, is to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor within the next two weeks. She was summonsed to court on the complaint that accuses her of buying two […]
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Maine Legislature has long to-do list when it returns in January
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers will face a long list of bills when they return to work in January – including measures to fund Medicaid expansion and approve adult-use marijuana – in a second session with a high risk of grandstanding by those who are running for higher office in the November 2018 election. More than […]
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Suspect arrested after shot fired at Augusta Walmart
AUGUSTA — Police say no one was injured Monday when a shot was fired inside the Walmart in Augusta. In speaking with reporters shortly after 9 p.m., Sgt. Christian Behr said the shot was fired from a handgun around 8 p.m. and the store is now closed. Behr said an update might come later Monday […]
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Marijuana on agenda for Maine legislative special session
AUGUSTA — Emile Clavet calls himself a serial entrepreneur, having made millions selling Maine real estate and electricity. The Harpswell businessman wants to jump into the recreational marijuana market next, but there is only so much he can do until he knows the rules. He has purchased warehouse space in Portland and is mapping out […]