David ‘Mike’ Obert entered the plea last week after he was initially charged with two counts of manslaughter following a 2019 collision in Madison that killed a married couple.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Oct. 14-21, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer’s estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Fayette voters to consider funding for high-speed internet, Starling Hall renovations
In-person voting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Fayette Central School at 2023 Main St.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville high school students, staff pitch in to put some shine on the city
About 500 Waterville Senior High School students and 80 staff volunteered in the community Thursday as part of Day of Caring, organized by the school and United Way.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Removal of LGBTQ-themed poster at Oakland school stirs debate, but remedy appears in hand
The superintendent of Regional School Unit 18, Carl Gartley, had expressed concern the poster was provided by what he believed was a political organization, OUT Maine, but he is working with Messalonskee High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance on a modified version of the poster.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Athens fire chief indicted on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor
Sean Boyd, 46, of Athens has been indicted on charges he sexually assaulted a child in 2014, among other indictments handed up last week by a Somerset County grand jury.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Tips from public helped lead to arrest of suspect in armed robbery of Augusta bank
Augusta Police Chief Jared Mills said several tips from the public, in addition to his department’s investigation, led to the arrest of Joshua Brougham.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Five charged in separate theft, burglary cases in Somerset County
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says a camp in Mercer and, more recently, homes in Jackman and Moose River were targeted.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Jury finds Randolph man not guilty of sexually assaulting child
Nathaniel R. Dillon, 31, acquitted on all four counts of gross sexual assault for incidents alleged by a girl who was 10 and 11 years old at the time.