Police Department computers are back up and running, City Center is expected to reopen Monday, and Hatch Hill landfill and Augusta Civic Center regained the ability to take credit card payments, just in time for the Kora Shrine Circus on Friday.
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Augusta homeless shelter expansion complete
Additional beds and space are expected help Bread of Life Ministries reach its goal of never having to say no because of lack of space to homeless people who need a place to stay.
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Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell, Fairfield and Augusta.
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New Maine Veterans’ Homes facility in Augusta that’ll ‘feel like home’ gets ceremonial groundbreaking
Facility will replace Cony Road veterans’ home and offer private rooms.
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Video: Watch Maine’s congressional delegation react to Mueller report
U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, issued a statement Thursday evening saying the attorney general’s “attempts to mischaracterize the conclusions of the Special Counsel’s investigation have only served to exacerbate an existing divide in our nation, and have inflicted further harm upon our national discourse.”
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Forecasters watching weather, Kennebec River with more rain expected in central Maine
Early predictions indicate the River could reach 16.6 feet in Augusta by Sunday morning, although that could change.
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Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed
Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.
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Augusta council to consider shifting $100,000 to pay for higher than budgeted construction bid — again
Murray Street residents express concern about a delay in planned reconstruction and say their street is in horrendous condition.
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Survivors of domestic violence press for $5 million in state support
Dozens rally and testify in support of a bill to fund nonprofit groups that provide support services. It would be the first state funding increase for the programs since 2000.
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Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel executive editor to speak at UMaine Augusta’s commencement
Judith Meyer leads three daily and seven weekly newspapers; state corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty will be awarded an honorary degree.