A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
National Weather Service warns of possible flash flooding in Maine starting Monday
Multiple rounds of storms packing heavy rain could trigger flash flooding Monday night into Tuesday.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Next storm sings the same tune as flood threat moves into Maine
We are getting used to the same old story in northern New England this summer: rain, and lots of it.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Somerset Sheriff’s Office pickup truck damaged in Madison crash
Sgt. Mathew Cunningham was responding Saturday morning to an emergency when the crash occurred on Main Street.
Posted inLocal & State
Photos: China Community Days youth fishing derby
Youth fishing derby takes place on China lake. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture, Local & State
Kennebec River Brewfest in Augusta draws hundreds of attendees and even more beverage samples
About 30 vendors from across Maine — 10 more than last year — featured beer, wine, seltzer, cider, mead and cannabis at Mill Park.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Heavy rains flooding roads in southern, central Maine
The National Weather Services has warned of flash flooding potential from York County to Skowhegan.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
U.S. auditors accuse Maine of misusing federal grants to shore up its pension fund
The practice, while not unique to Maine, exceeded ‘reasonable’ allowances as it diverted $2.6 million away from fishing, hunting and wildlife protection programs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Masked men rob Big Apple in Madison, police say
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.