Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inDana Wilde, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Uncategorized
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Report of shooting at Norridgewock house draws heavy police response, raises questions
A 911 call indicated a man had been shot early Wednesday during a burglary attempt, but it was later determined the man was injured when a gun discharged accidentally, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.