Homes also got more expensive, with the median sales price increasing by nearly 11 percent from a year earlier to $254,900.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Convicted killer at Riverview Psychiatric Center pleads guilty to escape
Mark Ian Gessner, who was acquitted at trial on charges that he threatened his father while out of Riverview on a two-hour pass in 2018, pleaded guilty to escape in connection to that incident.
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Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
American Chestnut seedling sale going on at Viles Arboretum’s Visitors Center
Because a donation, the Viles Arboretum is offering hybridized American Chestnut seedlings for sale at the Visitors Center at the arboretum at 153 Hospital St., Augusta. Although the Annual Chestnut Celebration will not be held, it has been wonderful to see the level of enthusiasm that Mainers have for restoring American Chestnuts; many of those […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
United Methodist Clothes Closet to reopen Sept. 1 in Gardiner
United Methodist Clothes Closet at 109 Spring St. in Gardiner will reopen its doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays beginning Sept. 1. The Randolph United Methodist Church’s clothes closet offers reasonable clothing for sale. Social distancing and masks will be required, and there will be a limit of three people at […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
With new precautions, Market Basket opens in Westbrook
Shoppers who visited the chain’s second store in Maine on its first morning said they felt safe inside.
Posted inNation & World
Barr says he’s ‘vehemently opposed’ to pardoning Snowden
President Trump has said he would ‘look at’ whether to pardon the former National Security Agency contractor charged with disclosing details of highly classified government surveillance programs.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland house heavily damaged by fire
The home’s single occupant made it out of the house uninjured and firefighters rescued a cat.
Posted inSports
Video: Swimming in endless pool in Augusta
The endless pool at the Swim Locker in Augusta.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, Politics
Democratic AGs, including Maine’s, file lawsuit over postal changes
The attorneys general who sued the U.S. Postal Service also include those in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Tonya Arnold takes over as Hallowell-area RSU 2 superintendent
Arnold, who has more than 20 years of experience as an educator, was previously the superintendent at Vinalhaven School and Monhegan Island School.