The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Ann McGowan, former Morning Sentinel managing editor, dies at 87
A member of the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame, McGowan worked for the Morning Sentinel for more than 35 years and was considered a trailblazer for female journalists in the state.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man shot while assaulting federal officer sentenced to prison
Derik Broox Wight allegedly held a knife near the throat of a federal officer before he was shot by another officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta last year.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
$52.8 million Ticonic Bridge replacement project to start this month
The 113-year-old bridge spans the Kennebec River between Waterville and Winslow.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell officials OK $250,000 loan to purchase land for new public works building
City Manager Gary Lamb said the land cost $275,000 altogether, but because the city’s borrowing limit is $250,000, it had to pay $25,000 down and then take out a loan.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, Schools and Education
William R. Cotter, longest-serving Colby College president, dies at 87
Cotter served for 21 years as president of the Waterville college, which said he guided Colby “through a period of brisk growth and lasting institutional change.”
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield council argues over future of theater, declines to list property with realtor
The Town Council recently debated once again what to do with the Pittsfield Community Theatre and decided not to place it on the market.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Residents in Athens say it’s OK to sell alcohol on Sundays
People in the Somerset County town voted as part of the annual Town Meeting to approve the Sunday sales, and then a day later OK’d an annual municipal budget of about $700,000.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Interim superintendent for Richmond School Department approved by the committee
The school committee voted unanimously Friday night to hire Bob Webster as the Richmond School Department’s start-up administrator and interim superintendent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Passersby rescue ATV riders who broke through ice at Litchfield pond
Officials say quick action by two men, one of whom broke through the ice at Pleasant Pond during rescue efforts himself, could have been lifesaving.