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Update: Athens man identified in single-vehicle fatal crash in Hartland
Matthew J. Sites, 56, of Athens, who was killed in the crash, was a longtime newspaper carrier for the Morning Sentinel.
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Bust at illegal marijuana grow site near St. Albans day care turns up hundreds of plants, police say
The property marks the 18th illegal marijuana grow busted in Somerset County this year, police said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England
Vermont police won’t charge Maine couple in case of dead baby in 1982
Vermont State Police worked with a DNA technology company to do genealogy analysis that led them the mother and father, who confirmed they were the parents.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
‘A space that’s welcoming for everyone’: A Coffeehouse opens in Waterville
A Coffeehouse is now open in the former Record Connection building at 252 Main St. in Waterville, where patrons are invited to drop in, sip coffee or tea, enjoy a meal, play a tune, read a book or talk politics.
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Inside a Vassalboro woman’s crusade for public access
Through most of the pandemic, Vassalboro did not record or livestream its public meetings, leaving many residents in the dark about municipal business, so Laura Jones decided to change that.
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Schumer, Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged oil industry collusion, price-fixing
The Democrats say a recent FTC investigation uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives that led to higher energy costs for American families and businesses.
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Designer of world’s tallest building wants to turn skyscrapers into batteries
The company behind Dubai’s 2,717-foot-high Burj Khalifa plans to harness gravity to offset construction emissions.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man pleads guilty to federal firearms charges
Damiean Marcial-Alexander, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to a 2022 burglary at J.R.’s Trading & Pawn in Waterville, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
Florida and Alabama recently banned the sale of cultivated meat and seafood. Federal lawmakers are also looking to restrict it.