Augusta voters in June 2021 approved borrowing $20.5 million to build new, modern station at vacant former supermarket site on Willow Street.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Norridgewock crash injures 4 people, leaves 3 vehicles destroyed
A Madison driver told authorities he fell asleep at the wheel prior to his vehicle crossing the center line and colliding with two vehicles on U.S. Route 201A on Tuesday.
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Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta-area clerks report high turnout on Election Day as voters point to governor’s race as leading factor driving them to polls
Fayette saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in more than two decades, according to its election warden. In Hallowell, nearly 2,000 of Hallowell’s 2,300 registered voters had cast their ballots by noon on Tuesday, according to City Clerk Diane Polky.
Posted inElection 2022, Elections, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Women’s rights, inflation, the economy among the issues drawing Waterville-area voters to polls
Voter turnout appeared to be strong Tuesday at polling sites in Oakland, Skowhegan, Waterville and elsewhere.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state’s highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Fairfield Town Council to appoint new member after councilor resigns
Mark Cooper stepped down from the council recently for personal reasons, so the panel is now accepting applications from interested residents and is scheduled to appoint a successor at its Nov. 16 meeting.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Popular deli pushes south to open new location in Waterville
Harvest Moon Deli now has seven locations in Maine after opening last week at 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, with a second Waterville location possibly in the offing.
Posted inElection 2022
Here’s what you need to know about Election Day in central Maine.
Communities in central Maine open their polls at 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. today, depending on the town. Polls close statewide at 8 p.m.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Army Reserve veteran searches for his long-lost duffel bag and offers reward to anyone who finds it
Bruce Livingston, 77, of Hallowell was a member of the Army Reserve’s 619th Transportation Co. when his original duffel bag was swapped for another more than 50 years ago.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan animal shelter has gone to the dogs — and cats — so push begins for new building
The Somerset Humane Society at 123 Middle Road is aging, cramped and no longer suitable for its operations, so with an infusion of money from the Somerset County Commissioners, the society is pushing for a replacement facility.