Four candidates ran for one spot to represent Gardiner on the MSAD 11 school board.
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Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Fayette voters convincingly choose to block sale of Starling Hall
The building has been the center of controversy in town since residents signed a petition this summer to force a sale of the building by the end of next year.
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Posted inCentral Maine Eats, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Central Maine Eats: BBQ, pho and more
Complete coverage of what’s new with restaurants, food trucks and food events in central Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Hartland man arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Christopher Todd, 35, was arrested Friday on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Nation & World
West Gardiner man sentenced to 50 years for child sexual abuse material offenses
Jon A. Hall, a previous sex offender, was sentenced to serve 50 years in federal prison on 14 counts relating to the production, transportation and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
State investigates reports of people illegally offering to drop off absentee ballots in Gardiner, Bangor
Gardiner City Clerk Kathleen Cutler said the city has received two reports of a person with a Massachusetts license plate offering to take and deliver absentee ballots.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville offers applications for grants, loans for affordable housing
The city on Wednesday launched an effort to help nonprofit groups improve housing stock in Waterville, support home ownership and strengthen neighborhoods by offering grants and loans totaling $475,000.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Politics
Why are so few Mainers running for local office?
Voters Nov. 5 will find that many communities are having trouble filling municipal positions. Age, apathy and growing vitriol from the public are leaving their mark, officials say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Clinton man accused of murder in Waterville shooting death denied bail
Richard Hatt is accused of shooting Stephen Killam 14 times.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Outdoors
On opening day of deer season, central Maine hunters largely unfazed by PFAS advisory
Hunters who got off to a quick, successful start to the season Saturday morning in areas around two new “Do Not Eat” advisory areas said they avoided the affected areas and were not concerned about contamination in nearby places.