Dozens attended Monday’s event at St. Francis Xavier Church where several people talked about their personal struggles with substance abuse.
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Officials keep close watch on Augusta ice jam on Kennebec River
An ice jam impeding the flow of the Kennebec River in Augusta caused the water level to rise Sunday to just shy of flood stage.
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Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan receives new food safety certification
The certification means the company meets a Food Safety Management Standard that applies to all products produced at the paper mill after its rebuild of its Paper Machine 1.
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Lawsuit alleges Fairfield auctioneer James D. Julia breached contract
James D. Julia, a former Fairfield auction house owner, denies allegations from a Pennsylvania company that bought his business for $7.2 million that Julia breached the contract by referring business to his sister’s auction company in violation of the agreement.
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Political opposites converse at Make Shift Coffee House in Hallowell
Attendees identified access climate change and inequality as some of the most important issues affecting the country right now.
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Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
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Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year, signaling decline in area’s Catholic population
St. John Catholic School, which once had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, with enrollment at 34 children.
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Waterville fire chief: Alleged white power gesture in photo made ‘unknowingly’
Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler said he investigated the allegation that a firefighter was making a hand gesture associated with “white power” in Facebook photo.
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Log home a complete loss after Sidney fire
“It was an old log home … so it was really hot and dangerous. We went into defense mode all the way,” said the Sidney fire chief.
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Jackman school continues 3-year streak of no snow days
Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn’t had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.