Jefferson farmer and MSAD 11 teacher Michael Dennett is building his sheep grazing operation on agrivoltaics, the practice of using land for both agriculture and solar energy production.
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Facing steep sewer bill hikes, protesting Vassalboro residents seek to recall sanitary board members
Lee Trahan and Rebecca Goodrich are facing calls to resign from the private company that owns the town’s sewage system as residents brace for their next sewer bills to more than double.
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Vassalboro woman charged with robbery of Waterville Big Apple store
Casey Glidden, 42, was arrested on a charge of Class A robbery after the multi-day investigation for a suspect, police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Jan. 12-19, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Vassalboro man arrested on charge of manslaughter in woman’s campfire death
Travis Mitchell, 31, of Vassalboro, was indicted and arrested Thursday in connection with the death of Liza Bragg, 46, who died last year after sustaining fatal burn injuries from a campfire.
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Reporting Aside: Waterville soup kitchen offers a hot meal, a warm place
The Lighthouse Waterville Area Soup Kitchen on Monday opened an afternoon warming center and has launched a new fundraising campaign, the $100 Club, seeking 1,800 people to donate $100 each to fund the kitchen for a year.
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Pittsfield Town Council reappoints Cianchette as mayor, names Hall deputy mayor
The positions are voluntary, unpaid and serve in largely ceremonial capacities.
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Update: Waterville police continue to investigate report of armed robbery Wednesday night
Waterville Police say they are “actively following up on all leads” into an armed robbery at the Big Apple store on Elm Street Wednesday night and that more info is expected to be released Friday.
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Sheriff: Three arrested, hundreds of plants seized in latest marijuana growing bust at a central Maine residence
Officials said they arrested Huansheng Mai, 75; Yuling Mei, 63; and Yiming Hu, 68. Each was charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs with more than 500 plants.
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Waterville becomes first Maine city to endorse plan to study passenger rail expansion bill
The City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday night to approve a resolution that seeks, ultimately, to extend passenger rail service to Lewiston-Auburn, Waterville and Bangor.