AUGUSTA — Sandy Miller of Nobleboro said Sunday the granite monument that bears the names of her son, daughter-in-law and grandson will provide a place for her to visit and remember the family that was taken from her Feb. 20, 2008. Miller’s son, Christopher Bolduc, his wife, Carol Bolduc, and grandson Joshua Bolduc were murdered […]
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Kennebec River festival’s biggest day is Saturday
AUGUSTA — Maine’s annual celebration of the Kennebec River is entering into its final week with its signature family day. The Great Kennebec River Whatever Family Festival started June 18 and concludes July 4. The event brings music, food and events to Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop. Kids Day in Capitol Park is scheduled for […]
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Local men return home with Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion
AUGUSTA — The first wave of soldiers from the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion that deployed to Afghanistan almost a year ago is back home. Family members and friends greeted the soldiers with hugs, flowers and tears at the Augusta Armory on Friday. The 13 soldiers of the more than 500-member battalion are […]
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Candidate says Dems violated written agreement
AUGUSTA — A businessman who considered challenging Mike Michaud in the Democratic gubernatorial primary says the party breached a written agreement and conspired against him in a state Senate primary that he lost. In his complaint, Steve Woods of Yarmouth alleged that the conspiracy involved party leaders who promised to stay neutral in his June […]
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Maine AFL-CIO votes to back Democrats Bellows and Cain
AUGUSTA — One of the state’s largest labor organizations says it’s backing a pair of Maine Democrats running for federal office in 2014. On Saturday, the Maine AFL-CIO voted to endorse state Sen. Emily Cain of Orono in her bid for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat in and Shenna Bellows of Manchester in her […]
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Ex-patient gets 10 years for attacking pregnant worker at hospital
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former patient at the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a pregnant mental health worker last year. Mark Murphy was sentenced Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court to serve 10 years of a 15-year sentence, with two years’ probation. Justice Donald […]
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North to Augusta: Loring and LePage, China and beyond
Chinese trade mission for base named for Loring Gov. Paul LePage will return this week from China and many – especially LePage’s supporters – are hoping the governor will bring some good news from the Far East. On the table is a potential deal that could bring millions of dollars of investment to the state […]
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Lifeflight picks up victim from Interstate 95 accident in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Maine state police say one person was seriously injured during an accident in the northbound lanes of Interstate-95 north. State police say a vehicle slammed into the rear of a dump truck as it slowed in traffic. The crash will likely continue for much of the afternoon and keep traffic backed up. State […]
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3 injured in turnpike crash
AUGUSTA — Police and emergency crews Thursday responded to a noontime pileup on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta, where one driver was seriously injured. Police said the driver of a dump truck, Sherwood Kemp of Leeds, 55, had slowed in traffic because of an unrelated car fire in the breakdown lane. Behind the […]
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New Maine National Guard HQ in Augusta wins approval
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine National Guard’s proposal to build a new headquarters in Augusta has won Planning Board approval and construction could start next summer. The Guard plans to build a 100,000-square-foot building between Civic Center Drive and the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, to serve as for the state’s Army and Air Guard. The […]