Augusta Civic Center’s vaccination clinic gives more than 1,300 doses in first week

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Published
February 24, 2021

Augusta Civic Center’s vaccination clinic gives more than 1,300 doses in first week

MaineGeneral Medical Center spokesperson Joy McKenna said the clinic could give 1,000 shots a day if the vaccine supply allowed it.
Published
February 24, 2021

Suspended Gardiner attorney denies claims in second civil complaint

Clarence H. ‘Skip’ Spurling denies the allegations of a woman who says he sexually assaulted her, saying she consented to his conduct and that no attorney-client relationship existed when the conduct in question took place.
Published
February 22, 2021

Mills expresses ‘grave concern’ over plans to protect North Atlantic right whales

The governor calls on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop practical protection rules that won't harm Maine's lobster industry.
Published
February 19, 2021

UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant

The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
Published
February 17, 2021

Video: Augusta Civic Center gets up and running as mass vaccination site

The first day of the clinic was expected to serve 200 people who had already registered, with 1,344 vaccinations anticipated to be given this week.
Published
February 16, 2021

Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue

The unanimous decision at Tuesday's commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.
Published
February 9, 2021

Kennebec County official facing sexual assault charges has history of prior job misconduct, documents say

James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 9, 2020, has a track record of misusing county property and violating direct orders.
Published
February 6, 2021

Chapel Street apartment fire displaces 7 in Augusta; no one injured

Augusta Fire Chief Dave Groder said the fire originated in a third-floor apartment where the smoke detector had been removed.
Published
February 5, 2021

Augusta Civic Center could be mass vaccination site

City officials are in talks with state and MaineGeneral officials about using the Augusta Civic Center as the site of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, but no agreement has been reached to move forward.
Published
February 4, 2021

MaineGeneral’s ‘selective’ vaccination pilot program was inconsistent with state policy, DHHS commissioner says

At a news briefing Thursday, Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew said the DHHS 'got assurances' that selective vaccination processes will not continue at MaineGeneral Health.