Maine's State Board of Education approved the measures earlier this week to replace both the Manson Park School in Pittsfield and the Lillian P. Hussey School in Augusta
If there was a record for the number of times a store was robbed over the course of a ten year span, it's likely that the Augusta, Maine Big Apple would come in first place.
According to the Augusta Police Department, several area buildings in Augusta's historic downtown district were the subject of blatant vandalism on Thursday night.
We have received multiple reports from station listeners that the Augusta, Maine Target, located in the Augusta Crossing Mall, has been completely evacuated of customers and staff.
During an altercation Wednesday evening involving multiple Augusta Police officers and a man wielding a knife, police deployed deadly-force tactics to subdue the suspect.
According to a press release from the Augusta Police Department, two APD officers were involved in a use of deadly force incident that occurred Wednesday evening.
According to the Kennebec Journal, the city of Augusta, Maine is looking to create a program that closely mirror's Waterville's Operation HOPE, which stands for Heroin Opiate Prevention Effort. As states and municipalities around the country face an ongoing battle with opioids, substance abuse and overdoses, Maine continues to be one of the hardest hit when it comes to substance abuse and overdose