The impact of the fire Monday at Elm Towers was far-reaching as a warning was issued to not drink from the public water system because firefighting foam, which is a contaminant, entered the system.
Scott Monroe
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Searching for the password to nonagenarian.com
Pondering whether there’s a manual or an app for 90-something-year-olds, J.P. Devine mulls what it means to belong.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Richmond man on probation over bank robbery is arrested on warrants while hiding in blueberry field, police say
Albert T. “AJ” Peaslee, 40, was arrested Thursday in Windsor following a multi-agency search, authorities said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Winthrop hires new town manager who was previously Belgrade’s top administrator
Anthony Wilson, who is currently director of communications and operations for the Belgrade-based nonprofit 7 Lakes Alliance, will start the Winthrop job on June 5.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: A love affair with movies
From the cinema to video stores, VCRs, DVD-by-mail and streaming, Liz Soares ponders her relationship with selecting the best movies to watch.
Posted inOpinion
Tell Us: Should Dr. Nirav Shah be tapped as the next director of the federal CDC?
Tell us what you think.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Happy Mother’s Day
As J.P. Devine marks Mother’s Day, he’s also thinking of Hollywood writers who are striking and his own family working in the entertainment industry.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Time, temperature and voices from the past
Dana Wilde considers whether the ocean is expanding even more quickly than anybody who knows what’s going on suspects.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Sorry for your loss
In the wake of a fire that destroyed The Last Unicorn, J.P. Devine remembers his own history with the landmark Waterville restaurant.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Photos, video: Oakland principal kisses a pig after students exceed reading challenge
Jennifer McGee, principal of Atwood Primary School in Oakland, gave a smooch to Petunia the pig after her students more than doubled their reading challenge goal.