Due to the ongoing housing shortage, tenants are afraid to report safety hazards to the city for fear they could lose their housing, officials say.
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Pittsfield Town Council gives early approval to increasing library hours, budget
The council had been considering cutting funding to the Pittsfield Public Library but many in the community had criticized the move so councilors this week gave tentative consent to boosting funding.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Nov. 4-11, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Winthrop council to review controversial mooring ordinance following backlash from local boaters
The council’s decision to revisit the controversial rules came after people clashed this week with council chairperson Sarah Fuller during a meeting, saying she should have recused herself from voting on the ordinance because of what they see as a conflict of interest.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta’s Olde Federal Building may be redeveloped into luxury apartments with rooftop bar
The historic building, built more than 130 years ago to house federal offices and a courthouse, would also feature retail space under a proposal that the Augusta Planning Board is scheduled to review at its meeting Tuesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
More changes afoot as Waterville prepares for downtown traffic change
Parking on Main Street will be limited, access to the Ticonic Bridge from Main Street will not be allowed and other steps are being temporarily taken as the city prepares to convert Main and Front streets to two-way traffic next Friday.
Posted inAmy Calder, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waterville man carves out a little spot of heaven in the South End
Peter Gregory, 58, didn’t have much to eat while growing up, but his makeshift garden now provides plenty for him, and some wildlife, too, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Construction of new $20.5 million Augusta police station to begin this week
Construction of the 25,000-square-foot facility on Willow Street is expected to get underway at full-speed Monday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Army veteran receives medals, 50 years after earning them in combat in Vietnam and Cambodia
Michael Cunningham, now of South Bristol and formerly of Augusta, earned several medals while serving, but only received them this fall.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
FBI seized apparent Native American scalp from Fairfield auction house, document shows
Agents were acting on a tip when they searched Poulin’s Antiques & Auctions Inc. in May and confiscated what they believe to be a human scalp, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed this week.