Hallowell News

AUGUSTA : The Maine Historical Society , in partnership with the Maine State Library, is excited to announce the launch of eight local history Web sites as part of the Maine Community Heritage Project.

HALLOWELL : Hallowell artist Nancy McGinnis, winner of the People's Choice Award at the 2008 Kennebec Valley Art Association Juried Art Show, will be setting up shop in Dom's Barber Shop for Old Hallowell Day.

WINTHROP : Richard Randall, former president of the University of Maine at Augusta, died May 31, 2008, at the age of 65 after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer.

HALLOWELL : An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.

The town of Millinocket, Maine has a basic understanding of the economy that seems to be lacking in the state and federal government.

HALLOWELL : Spectrum Generations offers a number of events and services, including lunch, entertainment, cribbage, exercise classes and much more during the month of July at the William S. Cohen Community Center at 22 Town Farm Road.

ROCKLAND : Local dignitaries, business leaders and others were on hand Friday to celebrate the completion of renovations of the former Shore Village Nursing home at 201 Camden St., slated to reopen June 29 as Woodlands Assisted Living of Rockland.

HALLOWELL : Susan Roux, a painter from Poland, Maine, will discuss her recent art exhibition in Russia at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St.

Bob Crowley was the winner of "Survivor: Gabon." He's the focus of the new book "Making Waves: The Stories of Maine's Bob Crowley" as told to David Ladd.

HALLOWELL : The Old Hallowell Day Committee announced that Gerry Mahoney has been selected as Old Hallowell Day Citizen of the Year for 2009.

HALLOWELL : Jane Radcliffe and Ron Kley worked together at the Maine State Museum in Augusta long enough to realize there were many opportunities throughout the world where their talents in identifying and documenting historic artifacts might be needed.

HALLOWELL : The Hallowell Board of Appeals voted 5-1 Monday night not to proceed on the 12 appeals of the Planning Boarda s 4-3 preliminary approval of Scott Cowgera s proposed 37-lot subdivision.

The chance to get ahead in a brutal job market could come in the form of a dump truck for inmates at a local pre-release center.

AUGUSTA : Legislation sponsored by Rep. Sharon Treat, D-Hallowell, to promote transparency in the health insurance marketplace has been enacted in the Maine House and Senate.

HALLOWELL : A mid-morning walk down to Boynton's Market on Water Street is almost a routine for me, depending on the weather.

A controversial way to fund the state's Dirigo health insurance program will be replaced under a bill that gained final Senate approval Monday.

AUGUSTA : Fewer than 300 local voters turned out Tuesday to pass the city's $27 million school budget.

HALLOWELL : The Hallowell City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, June 8 in City Hall Council Chambers, located at 1 Winthrop St.

HALLOWELL : At 8:15 a.m. May 30, a female reported that she had been harassed when a male who was walking his dog along Second Street intentionally crossed the street to her side where she was walking her dog.

They're grisly murders, chilling in their details and gruesome for the weapon of choice: an ax.