Central Maine News

With everything going on in the world right now, being  a small business owner certainly has its difficulties- Especially the restaurant industry.
Well, over the weekend, things got even harder for one local establishment. Aunt Gin's restaurant on Route 17 in Whitefield caught fire in their…

Maine's L.L. Bean flagship store hadn't had locks on its doors since 1951, but that all changed as COVID-19 took its toll on our way of life up here.

According to the Kennebec Journal, crews pulled a body from the water of Sebasticook River Monday night in Benton.
Authorities, as well as the Fairfield Fire Department, responded Monday evening to the Benton Falls Dam. Reports indicate that the death is not being deemed suspicious and remains were a…

$250,000 is being donated by Norman and Tereasa Elvin, $250,000 is being donated by David and Kaye Flanagan, and another $250,000 from Kennebec Savings Bank.

Livermore Falls man is in jail following an altercation Friday night which saw him hitting a man from Jay with an ax before running him over with a car.

Couture also said that the Hallowell location would be closing, too, though only temporarily from May 7th to June 23rd. Couture says that they're in need of a 'COVID break'.

We've received word that part of North Belfast Avenue (Route 3) has been shut down from the Weeks Mills Road up to Bolton Hill following an apparent early-morning car accident.

According to WABI TV 5, a new bill in the Maine legislature would lower the Maine hunting age from 16-years-old to 14-years-old.

According to the Kennebec Journal, a new and quite massive three-story structure is being built at Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine.
The building will be a total size of 21,050 square feet, though not all of that will be dedicated to the employee break room...

According to bystander reports, Pierre 'Pete' Bolduc, an Augusta man who was reported missing weeks ago, has been found dead.

According to the Kennebec Journal, there will be a new Chief in town for the Augusta Fire Department.

The grant will allow for 43 traffic signals to be upgraded with the new technology.

It's been a year riddled with financial uncertainty for people and businesses all around the United States. Coronavirus has not been an easy enemy to deal with from both healthcare and financial standpoints.
The most recent retailer to fall victim to mediocre sales and financial loss is Christop…

The Oakland Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman they say was last seen on Thursday, January 7th.

If you have an existing registration and you don't want to put the Pringles down to go to the BMV office, no worries!

It's been nearly a year since our lives, not just locally but globally, were flipped upside down with the announcement of a virus that had been discovered overseas.