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Election 2024, Local & State, News, Schools and Education

At Maine’s college campuses, young voters cite key issues in the national election

by Emily Duggan, Hannah Kaufman, Riley Board and Frida Zeinali November 1, 2024November 4, 2024

Among the top issues driving some young voters interviewed at campuses this week were reproductive rights, climate change and equality.

Firefighters battle a house fire on Waterville Road in Skowhegan Thursday around 4:30 p.m. The home was destroyed and its owner was injured, fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez said.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel

Skowhegan man, 80, dies from injuries sustained in house fire

by Emily Duggan November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

Janusz Jankiewicz, 80, died Friday morning from severe burns he received in the Waterville Road fire, his son said.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Fire destroys Sidney business Thursday evening

by Dylan Tusinski November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

The workshop that housed Colorgraphics’ screen printing and graphic design business was deemed a total loss, along with everything inside of it.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Norridgewock woman searches for ‘guardian angel’ who pulled her husband from wreck

by Dylan Tusinski November 1, 2024November 4, 2024

Jessy Forney veered off the road and hit a tree that crushed half of his SUV. He suffered serious injuries in the crash but is expected to make a full recovery after being pulled from the wreck by an anonymous good Samaritan.

Election 2024, Local & State, Politics

Bill Clinton rallies hundreds of Harris supporters in Portland

by Joe Lawlor November 1, 2024November 2, 2024

The former president visited the city to make a final push in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as she vies for the presidency.

Business, Local & State, News

Alfonds, heirs of Dexter Shoe Co., now rank among wealthiest Americans

by Stephen Singer November 1, 2024November 5, 2024

Scarborough resident Susan Alfond and her brothers amassed their wealth from the shoe company started by their father and bought by investor Warren Buffett.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education

Winslow considers demolishing former junior high, but $450,000 environmental cleanup must come first

by Dylan Tusinski November 1, 2024November 3, 2024

The town will soon begin accepting bids to demolish the nearly 100-year-old schoolhouse, but hundreds of thousands of dollars must first be spent to remove oil and asbestos from the building.