Timmy Smith of Madison pleaded guilty to trafficking in fentanyl; Robert Smith of St. Albans was sentenced for unlawful sexual contact with a child under 12; Robert Tucker pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries and thefts.
2020
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta officials ordered home quickly demolished over safety concerns
The Augusta City Council is set to retroactively declare the building that was at 43 Patterson St. to be dangerous, after officials feared it could topple over onto neighboring property.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Maine cartoonist’s Big Nate gets own show on Nickelodeon
The comic strip, created and drawn by Portland artist Lincoln Peirce, was greenlit to become an animated TV series.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats turn up the temperature on debate stage
Two candidates – front-runner Bernie Sanders and New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg – feel the heat most intensely.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Idexx reportedly laying off workers in Wisconsin
The newspaper Wisconsin State Farmer reported that the Westbrook-based company plans to lay off more than 50 workers at two facilities.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class B North girls: Waterville downs Presque Isle in semifinals
Purple Panthers take rubber game to advance to title game.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Somerville’s draft marijuana business licensing ordinance gives preference to town residents
Town Treasurer Maria Greeley said town residents will vote on the new marijuana ordinance at a special town meeting on March 7.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Video: Gardiner’s Jaycie Stevens talks about the A North semifinal win over Skowhegan
Senior guard hit a pair of key second-half 3-pointers in victory.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class A North girls: Gardiner holds off Skowhegan in semis
Second-seeded Tigers find their game in second half to reach regional final.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Man sentenced in federal court for Augusta area drug, gun deals
Rashaad McKinney, 28, was sentenced to 77 months in prison for his role as a “straw-purchaser,” paying drugs or cash for firearms.