Police in Clearwater Beach said Jeffrey Chapman, 49, of Bangor, died after being accosted while he was bicycling.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta overnight shelter nears opening
Officials say the new shelter, at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, low-barrier space for unhoused people to spend winter nights.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Spending in Maine gubernatorial race surges to new record
Most of the $23 million spent so far – $16.6 million through Thursday – has come from groups that are not affiliated with any candidates and are trying to sway voters largely with negative attack ads.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Two-way traffic change in downtown Waterville delayed 2 weeks
Drainage issues that need to be rectified at two downtown intersections are the primary cause for postponing the change to two-way traffic on Main and Front streets, according to city officials.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Oregon man indicted for alleged assaults in Augusta hotel room
Damian E. Sanchez allegedly raped his girlfriend, struck her in the head with a beer bottle and strangled her at an Augusta hotel room in the presence of their young son in January.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Musk took over Twitter. Then debunked conspiracies, Nazi imagery, racist tweets appeared.
Elon Musk said Twitter will be forming a ‘content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Over more than two decades, Chelsea physical education teacher’s passion for running has created community tradition
Linda Peterson, a physical education teacher at Chelsea Elementary School, started a school fun run to help students develop a healthy mindset around the activity she has loved since childhood. On Saturday, the community will celebrate the 25th year of the event, which starts at 2 p.m. at the school.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Man arrested at Fairfield truck had shot at ex-girlfriend inside vehicle, police say
Steven Pratt, 39, is in jail and faces multiple domestic violence and assault charges after allegedly firing a gun into the vehicle of his ex-girlfriend and her friend on China Road in Winslow a week ago.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
One child killed, another seriously injured when pickup strikes tree in Madison
A family of five was returning home late Thursday after visiting with friends in Hartland when the pickup veered off White School House Road, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Police arrest 3, remove children after raid of suspected drug lab in Palmyra
Authorities said toxic methamphetamine lab materials were removed from the scene following a search Thursday of properties off Wyman Road.