Events on Saturday during the Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention featured a parade representing the fire service from Maine’s 16 counties and a firemen’s muster featuring antique “hand tub” firefighting apparatuses.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Five-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta leaves 1 dead, police say
The Friday evening wreck occurred as traffic was stopped because of a construction zone land closure, according to police.
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Access to PFAS-free water remains an issue in Hallowell
PFAS levels in Hallowell water are below current state standards but well above new federal standards set to go into effect in 2029, causing residents to wonder about their exposure to the forever chemicals.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell to build $10 million PFAS-filtration facility by end of 2027
The district hired engineering firm Wright-Pierce in May to design and construct the facility, which officials said will bring PFAS in Hallowell’s drinking water to non-detectable levels.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Drugs, firearms, cash, dogs and a stolen motorcycle seized in Clinton search
Israel Carpenter, 47, of Main Street, Clinton, faces multiple drug charges. He is being held at Kennebec County jail in Augusta, according to police.
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Two men arrested ‘in the act’ of stealing copper from former Winslow Junior High
Codie Rice, 29, and Brian LeClair, 46, were arrested while cutting copper out of the abandoned building’s classrooms, bathrooms and hallways, police say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Sept. 6-13, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: The solace of a back porch
We all need a place to rest, contemplate and block out the worries of the world, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Watch: Fairfield man convicted of assaulting child flees Skowhegan courthouse, nabbed by 2 jurors outside
Nicholas Carter, 31, ran out of the Somerset County Courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, officials said.
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Economic struggles prompt popular downtown Gardiner restaurant to renovate, rebrand
Formerly The Blind Pig, the newly-conceived restaurant 266 StillWater opened this week to offer a different variety in cuisine in a downsized, refurbished space.