Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Photos: High-flying education for students at Pittsfield school
Maine Central Institute students got an up-close aviation lesson Thursday at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport as part of a STEM program (science, technology, engineering and math) at the school. All staff photos by Michael G. Seamans.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Mother of Ayla Reynolds expands wrongful death lawsuit to include child’s grandmother, aunt
Trista Reynolds alleges that Justin DiPietro’s mother and sister played roles in helping to ‘clean up’ and conceal evidence of the child’s death from a Waterville house in 2011.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Accused of drunken driving, Hallowell Public Works foreman expected back at work next week
Christopher Buck, 53, who reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .26 when arrested Sunday, is expected to return to work next week and be able to drive city vehicles, if his driver’s license is still active.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Maine International Film Festival, Morning Sentinel
As famed Waterville festival prepares to open, it shines a light on one of its founders
Alan Sanborn is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 25th Maine International Film Festival, a 10-day affair that’s become a staple of cinephiles in the state.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Proposed Gardiner sewer rate increase wins early support
Proposed 4% increase expected to raise about $52,000 during this fiscal year, which would help pay higher costs during the fiscal year that started a week ago and allow the Wastewater Department to begin saving toward the next phase of its system upgrades.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
They’ve gone and dung it: Clinton ‘digester’ to produce natural gas from manure
Construction is underway at Flood Brothers Farm for a first-in-Maine digester costing at least $20 million that is to produce natural gas from cow manure trucked in from in-state farms.
Posted inKennebec Journal, News
Gardiner officials to consider 4% increase in sewer rates this year, 8% next year
This latest request for an increase follows annual 4% increases in each of the last four years to fund the operation of the city’s wastewater treatment department.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Hallowell Public Works foreman arrested on drunken driving charge
Christopher Buck, who has been the Hallowell Public Works foreman since 2013, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Hallowell Public Works garage.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
In berry-picking ecosystem, Readfield farm among few local spots in U-pick raspberry market
Raspberries can be a labor-intensive crop, but the Reeds aren’t giving up any time soon after nearly 20 years in the business.