Halloween activities during the Oct. 26 event in downtown Waterville are to include pumpkin carving, a movie, live bands, a dance performance, a whodunit mystery show, many treats, an adult costume contest and a Taylor Swift sing-along.
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Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
City Council candidate drops out, endorses opponent in Hallowell’s only contested municipal race
David Gilbert told supporters Thursday that he would not be running and supports Benjamin Coolidge Gagnon’s candidacy for the seat.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Watch: 100-year-old restored clock lifted into Readfield Union Meeting House
The 1930 clock was restored recently as part of a decadeslong renovation of the historic building.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Oct. 4-11, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville board requires food truck court fence to be removed, replaced
The Waterville Planning Board told PoPo’s Food Truck Court developer PoPo Lu that she must replace the fence she installed around the property at 121 Kennedy Memorial Drive with a stockade fence and extend it to block headlights from shining in neighbors’ windows.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Man in critical condition after stabbing in Palmyra, police say
The stabbing was reported shortly before 3 a.m. at 482 Madawaska Road in Palmyra, according to Maine State Police.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man pleads guilty to murdering co-worker in deal avoiding life in prison
Spridal Hubiak, 21, is still awaiting sentencing after he admitted to killing Angela Bragg, 52, at Damon’s Beverage in Waterville in December 2023.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville elevator operator a rare breed
Jason Begin is one of only a few elevator operators in the country, working out of the Cyr Block Professional Building on Main Street in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Nation & World
Mid-Maine Chamber president on vacation weathers Florida hurricane
Kimberly Lindlof, president and CEO of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville, described riding out Hurricane Milton at her condo in Venice, Florida, where she is vacationing.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Fire destroys barn in Athens, dog alerts homeowner
David Mercier, who is Athens’ animal control officer, was sleeping when his puppy woke him, alerting him to the fire.