Michael Shepherd

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Published
September 14, 2013

Team Hall-Dale’s struggles at center of dispute between RSU 2 boss, council candidate

Regional School Unit 2 chairwoman Dawn Gallagher says the failure of Team Hall-Dale to raise all the money it pledged to help upgrade Hall-Dale Elementary School is part of the reason taxes have gone up, making organizer and Hallowell City Council candidate Andrew McPherson’s tax criticisms dismaying.
Published
September 13, 2013

Police: no serious injuries after cars, truck crash on I-95

Motorists avoided serious injuries in two separate crashes on Interstate 95 in Sidney Friday afternoon, seconds apart and both involving tractor-trailers in heavy rain.
Published
September 13, 2013

Attorneys: North Pond Hermit has alcohol problem

Christopher Knight, 47, who lived in the Maine woods for nearly three decades, will officially enter a special court for counseling Wednesday.
Published
September 10, 2013

Bravo’s restaurant to be reborn in Hallowell this week

Bravo’s Southwest Bistro will open for dinner some night this week, in the same building as Cafe de Bangkok, before a full phase-in next week, owner Jim Remley said.
Published
September 9, 2013

Hallowell council urges diocese to keep Sacred Heart church open

In a symbolic vote Monday, city councilors urged Maine’s Catholic diocese to keep Sacred Heart church open.
Published
September 6, 2013

Former Hallowell mayor Bustin nominated for council seat

David Bustin, a former mayor and Democratic state representative, will be nominated Monday for a temporary council post to fill a vacant seat.
Published
September 6, 2013

Pot grower Wellness Connection fined $18,000 for using pesticides

In March, a state investigation of Wellness Connection of Maine, with dispensaries in Hallowell, Portland, Thomaston and Brewer, found nine pesticides at the company’s cultivation facility in Auburn and other facilities, finding 20 violations in all between May 2012 and March 2013.
Published
September 5, 2013

Hallowell’s Sacred Heart members brace for possible closure

After the death of the Rev. George Hickey, a church official said he “probably” would recommend the Hallowell church’s closing.
Published
September 4, 2013

Former Hallowell councilor McPherson wants to return to office

Until Tuesday, George Lapointe was the only declared candidate for the Hallowell councilor-at-large seat, but then former councilor Andrew McPherson joined the race.
Published
September 2, 2013

Rain puts premature end to Windsor Fair’s 125th run

The only event that remained on the Windsor Fair schedule Monday, its final day this year, was an afternoon beef and lamb auction, putting a damper on attendance on the fair’s last day.