The infant, who was in a child safety seat, was taken by a LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
A new market provides hope for Maine’s organic dairy farmers
Organic Valley farmers cooperative offers more than a dozen Maine organic dairy farmers a new market for their milk after their current contracts with Horizon Organic end.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Government
Pittston residents to vote on $1.5 million budget at annual Town Meeting
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School, 1023 Pittston School Street in Pittston, marking the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic that residents vote on warrant articles in the traditional meeting style.
Posted inCommunity, Local & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel, News
Clinton considers moving Police Department into fire station, instead of expanding Town Office
Officials consider building new fire station at 37 Baker St., next to the Town Office.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Maine voters to see new district numbers beside candidate names on November ballot
The redistricting process is conducted every 10 years, following the U.S. census, and ensures districts’ populations do not become unbalanced and run afoul of the one-person, one-vote principle.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel
Rome voters adopt solar moratorium, vote on municipal budget at annual Town Meeting
The moratorium gives town officials 180 days to review and create ordinances on the development of commercial solar projects in Rome.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Animal surrenders are on the rise at central Maine shelters as pandemic restrictions ease
Animal adoptions spiked during the pandemic, but as more people return to work in-person many animals are being surrendered to local humane societies and shelters.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Maine teacher shortage fueled by some leaving profession early as rate of new educators lags
High expectations with low pay, coupled with the added stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted at least two central Maine educators to look for new jobs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall among projects receiving federal funding through earmark program
As part of a program of congressionally directed spending, the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center has secured $411,000 in federal funds from the Community Project Funding Program to help complete its long-awaited renovation project that kicks off next month.