‘Without Me’ by Halsey reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
January 2019
Pastor of evangelical church, women’s shelter in Solon dies Friday
The Rev. Timothy P. Hunt served as pastor for a number of central Maine churches, most recently the New Hope Evangelical Free Church, and ministered to the women and children at the New Hope Women’s Shelter.
Government shutdown a stinging blow to Maine’s craft breweries
The federal bureau that approves company expansions and beer labels for out-of-state sales has been closed since Dec. 22, preventing breweries from introducing new releases outside Maine.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 8 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 8, 2019.
Partial government shutdown leaves some small businesses in tax limbo
Ambiguities in the revised federal code mean self-employed Mainers in the real estate and insurance industries may have to file for an extension or submit best-guess numbers.
Federal shutdown pushing interest rate for Farmingdale fire station loan higher than estimated
Town officials are soliciting offers from local banks while interests rates have changed at the USDA, which is closed during the federal government’s shutdown.
Debate brewing over gun control bills pending in Maine Legislature
But the state’s newly elected Democratic governor says she won’t support a universal background-check measure that voters have already rejected at the ballot box.
Father and son rescued from Mount Katahdin amid whiteout
Rangers were alerted to the hikers after seeing the lights from their headlamps on Dudley Trail.
Maine man accused of stealing enough items to fill 2 U-Hauls
Antiques, chain saws and toys are among the items police accuse the Thomaston man of stealing in dozens of burglaries.
Auburn home surveillance videos show cars running stop sign — including one that hit her house
Based on Gail Shelley, the homeowner’s surveillance videos, most crashes occur from one direction: Vehicles coming down Park Street, headed toward Walmart, often do not see the stop sign, she said.