Jay Coelho said Tuesday he has accomplished much of what he set out to do, and wants to turn his attention to raising money on social media platforms for various causes.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Two injured when car traveling at high speed hits trees in Clinton
The impact of the crash Monday was so severe that a passenger was ejected from the car and the engine broke loose and landed on the other side of Hill Road.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area school district returns Japanese, English teaching positions to proposed budget after community outcry
Regional School Unit 2’s proposed $34.5 million budget needed different spending cuts as a result of the changes, officials said.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Winslow Town Council gives preliminary OK to $31 million municipal budget
The proposed budget represents a $1.9 million increase to current spending.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Tip from public leads police to identify driver involved in Pittsfield hit-and-run
Police chief: Two people were hospitalized last week when they were hit by a pickup truck on Higgins Road as they tended to a vehicle on the side of the road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Police launch investigation after Cony student posts photo of gun, ‘concerning words’ on social media
Additional police officers are stationed at Cony Middle and High School following the post made by a student who is not currently in the United States.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville property owner plans to rebuild after downtown fire
Property owner Sidney Geller said he wants to move quickly to rebuild on Silver Street, and the owner of The Last Unicorn restaurant, John Picurro, said he wants to work with Geller to reopen on the same spot.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
State reduces scope of ‘do not eat’ advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warned people in 2021 not to eat deer and other game found in a 125-square-mile area of central Maine, but the agency announced Monday it has reduced that area to 25 square miles, while also advising people not consume turkey harvested there.
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Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal owner considering sale of his newspapers to new nonprofit
Reade Brower, who owns the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, and other daily and weekly newspapers across the state, has been in preliminary discussions with the Maine Journalism Foundation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Community celebrates Eid and raises money for families affected by earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The community potluck supper was put on by community organizations for New Mainers and had a goal of raising $10,000.