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Published
August 25, 2023

As renovation costs climb, Skowhegan warily eyes future of its opera house

Town officials met this week to consider the next chapter of the 104-year-old venue and considered the possibility of separating the venue from the municipal building, as Waterville did, to broaden funding opportunities.
Published
August 25, 2023

Week In Photos Aug. 18-25, 2023

Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Published
August 25, 2023

Reporting Aside: ‘Good-hearted’ Monmouth man known for helping others now needs a hand himself

Born with only one kidney that is now failing, Mike Snow, 60, is asking folks to get screened to see if they can be a living donor, not only for himself but for others waiting for an organ transplant, Amy Calder writes.
Published
August 24, 2023

Man arrested in Skowhegan following investigation into sale of fentanyl, crack cocaine in the area

Nicholas Kennard, 39, was charged Monday following a month-long investigation into illegal drug sales, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
Published
August 24, 2023

Search continues for Waterville man believed to be missing in Kennebec River

Police launched the search in collaboration with the Maine Warden Service and other agencies after receiving a report Monday that John Lessard, 42, had entered the water at the RiverWalk.

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Published
August 24, 2023

Pingree swings through Waterville to highlight city’s humming arts scene

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree was joined Thursday by the chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Maria Rosario Jackson, for a stop at the Schupf Art Center before heading to Colby College.
Published
August 24, 2023

North Yarmouth pilot, student pilot identified as 2 dead in Litchfield plane crash

The pilot of the Wiggins Airways plane has been identified as James Shepard-Kegl, 69, of North Yarmouth, the student pilot was Jumaane Omari Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Published
August 24, 2023

Oakland council places town manager on administrative leave with no explanation

Town Manager Ella Bowman was placed on leave Wednesday after an executive session that was not publicized on the Town Council agenda, and she says she was given no explanation for the move.
Published
August 23, 2023

Backyard Naturalist: ‘In such an ugly time’

News of the world's weather this summer brings a level of dread that most poetry can do nothing about, Dana Wilde writes.
Published
August 23, 2023

Two crew members die after plane crashes in Litchfield during training flight

The victims, who were not identified publicly Wednesday, were the only people aboard the Beechcraft turboprop, which was destroyed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.