Two candidates are vying to fill the remainder of a resigning councilor’s term, while five others campaign for two open seats.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
Five candidates vie for 3 seats on China Select Board
Residents Edwin Bailey, Tod Detre and Thomas Rumpf are seeking their first terms on the town’s five-person Select Board. Two candidates, Brent Chesley and Blane Casey, are incumbent councilors seeking reelection.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Update: Several people, including juveniles, arrested by U.S. Marshals on gun charges in Skowhegan
Two juveniles and one 18-year-old were arrested in connection to violent weapons offenses out of Massachusetts, officials said.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine gets $53 million to improve freight rail safety, reconnect former Millinocket mill site
The federal funding will be used to upgrade mainlines in Penobscot, Aroostook, Washington and Piscataquis counties and restore a rail service to the Great Northern Paper mill redevelopment site.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hubbard Free Library card design competition voting begins Friday
The competition began in September, when the Friends of the Hubbard Free Library accepted 21 submissions, most of which came from K-8 students at Stepping Stones Montessori School in Chelsea.
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Augusta Interstate 95 on-ramp from Western Avenue to close temporarily
The on-ramp from eastbound Western Avenue onto Interstate 95 at Exit 109 is to close Monday, for about 30 days, as part of the replacement of the Western Avenue bridge.
Posted inAmy Calder, Election 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Reporting Aside: How will central Mainers vote?
A quick polling of Waterville area residents about who they plan to vote for for president garnered an eclectic set of answers, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta board approves height rules change for major redevelopment of former Kmart site
A $48 million redevelopment proposal could bring a hotel with a rooftop restaurant or bar, apartments or condominiums to the site off Western Avenue.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Oct. 18-25, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 1: Did we really survive this?
We meet several people who are trying to recover from the Lewiston mass shooting and learn about the fallout for members of the shooter’s family, who must also contend with his painful legacy.