In addition to the allegations of bias, city officials are working to address the lack of staffing during parades.
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Maine Supreme Court ponders whether Sunday hunting ban violates constitutional right to food
A Readfield couple’s lawsuit contends the voter-approved ‘right to food’ amendment should end a longstanding ban on Sunday hunting.
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Waterville City Council urged to take action as need for food grows
An administrator for the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen told the council Tuesday the kitchen is serving 250 to 300 meals a day and demand for food is growing.
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Longtime head of Delta Ambulance in central Maine to leave post next month
Tim Beals, 64, who has been executive director of Delta for 27 years, said he will remain affiliated with the nonprofit organization in an advisory role and as part of its training center.
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Oakland council scheduled to hold special meeting today
The Oakland Town Council is expected to go into executive session at 5 p.m. today to consult with legal counsel, according to the agenda.
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Waterville City Council OKs community paramedicine pilot project
The council is moving to accept a $100,000 state grant to help fund a program that would provide some health care services to people who live on the streets, have a substance abuse disorder or other problems.
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State fire investigators look for cause of blaze at vacant house in Benton
Firefighters from several communities battled the fire Thursday afternoon at 864 Unity Road.
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Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave
Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
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Tuesday’s hot weather breaks temperature record in Augusta
Building high pressure ushered in the heat that broke the record Tuesday, a late taste of summer following one of the warmest summers on record.
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Augusta officials decline to regulate speech after murals, neo-Nazi demonstration prompt policy review
Existing city ordinances and state laws balance the need to protect the public and allow free speech, officials said.