Police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and his dog on Lincoln Street on Monday evening.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Wiscasset schools superintendent calls for principal’s firing
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, was accused of improperly authorizing the installation of a hidden camera, indefinitely removing a student against policy, mistreating students and failing to communicate with the superintendent. Stevens denies any wrongdoing.
National expert tells Mainers it will take time to heal from shooting spree
Dr. Anthony Ng said it is still ‘really early’ in recovering from the trauma of October 25 murders in Lewiston.
Man shot by cop sues Augusta, Fairfield police departments and Somerset County
Robert Farrington is seeking recourse after he was injured by an Augusta police officer who shot him in his home in 2019.
Fairfield concert to benefit Waterville Police Department’s Operation HOPE
The concert is scheduled for Saturday at Lawrence High School and will serve as a fundraiser for a program that helps those addicted to opioids get into treatment facilities.
Brief closure of rail trail will block commutes from Gardiner to Augusta
A section of the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Farmingdale will be closed Wednesday while MDOT workers replace a culvert.
Winslow schools to begin stocking overdose-reversing drug naloxone
Administrators say there haven’t been any overdoses at the town’s three public schools and that having the drug on hand is mainly a preventative measure.
Man, 86, dies in weekend fire at his home in Monroe
Alan Grover was killed Sunday in the fire at the home on the Clements Road, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Where to find help and mental help services in Maine
Resources for anyone who wants help coping trauma after the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston.
Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.