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Augusta school board gets letter warning about public comment policy

by Emily Duggan September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

The letter, sent by free speech advocate Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, alleges the Augusta Board of Education is violating the First Amendment by putting limits on allowed comments.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Augusta man indicted on drug trafficking charges

by Keith Edwards September 11, 2025September 11, 2025

Jashawn Lipscombe, found not guilty in the shooting death of a West Gardiner man in 2020, has been charged with trafficking drugs.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Waterville man indicted on charges he stabbed a man

by Keith Edwards September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Sy A. Perri, 35, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and other charges, following a stabbing at an Augusta apartment in June.

Local & State, News

Developers plan to bring more than 1,000 housing units to Augusta

by Keith Edwards September 7, 2025September 8, 2025

With a shortage of housing in Augusta and across the state, these projects are expected to add a range of housing opportunities in central Maine.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Maine Capitol Police chief has been disciplined before, records show

by Jake Freudberg September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck suspended Matthew Clancy for 40 hours without pay in 2023.

Local & State, News

Augusta man dies in rollover crash on I-95

by Jessica Lowell September 4, 2025September 4, 2025

Police say Shaun McFarlin, 54, of Augusta, died when his pickup left the roadway and rolled.

Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Capitol Police chief was taking photos, fighting inside Hallowell bar before arrest

by Jake Freudberg September 3, 2025September 4, 2025

Matthew Clancy told the Hallowell police officer who arrested him, ‘You are f—-d now, do you know who I am?’ according to a police report.

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Author Ben Shattuck chose the Maine woods for ‘The History of Sound’

by Hannah Kaufman September 2, 2025September 10, 2025

The story, now a film starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, takes place at Bowdoin College, Augusta’s defunct train station and the backwaters of Maine.