Authorities seized nearly 4 pounds of suspected fentanyl and $13,000 in drug proceeds that were part of an effort to distribute the drug in Somerset, Penobscot, Hancock and Washington counties, authorities said.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
2022 season might be the last for Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre
Owner Don Brown says lack of attendance and revenue are reasons for the possible closing, but he has a few ideas left to try to save it.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Augusta councilors approve $2.8 million to help fund replacement of civic center roof, ambulance, east side boat launch
Bond proposal also needs approval from voters for $2,055,000 in capital improvement funds.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: Then there was Sara
Running a lemonade stand in Waterville, Sara Johnson continues the deeply American tradition of earning a little money on the side, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Odd and unusual, and plenty of skulls, on display at Augusta show
Sword-swallowing, sales of unusual items, highlight Maine’s Odd and Unusual Show at the Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police standoff at Richmond mobile home park ends after man taken to hospital
Authorities were called to a home off Hatch Street on Friday after a relative reported the man had made suicidal statements and had a firearm.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Man who was killed in Waterville crash identified as owner of new Iraqi market and deli
Akram Mohammad, 30, of Waterville, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday near the store on College Avenue that he had opened with his wife just last week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Aug. 26-Sept 2, 2022
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Rising housing costs place heavy burden on St. Albans mother
Single working mother Kathy Cooper is being evicted from the house she has rented for four years and has searched in vain for a place she can afford for her and her four children, Amy Calder writes.