A Gouldsboro man who is accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in 1996 was arrested without incident on Wednesday.
November 2022
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Posted inHealth, News
In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
A toddler from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as a fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Driver to lose license for 9 years for killing child and 2 pedestrians in Augusta
Infant Vada-Leigh Peaslee, her grandmother Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, and their friend Rosalyn Jean were killed last year after Robert Santerre of Chelsea fell asleep while driving.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World, News
One person dead, over a dozen sick from outbreak tied to deli meat
The bacteria was found at two NetCost Market locations in New York, but health officials said that’s not likely the only source of the listeria outbreak because some sick people didn’t shop at the store.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Record spending to support top candidates for governor exceeded $40 per vote
Gov. Janet Mills and her supporters spent $48.14 per vote, while Paul LePage and his backers spent $44.90.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Matthew Boucher wins Kennebec County register of deeds race
Mathew Boucher, a small business owner and graphic artist, will assume full-time duties at the register of deeds office in January after defeating incumbent register Diane Wilson, who has worked in the deeds office for 25 years.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Maine Supreme Court overturns attempted murder conviction in Aroostook County
The state’s highest court said an Aroostook County prosecutor was wrong to criticize the defendant for not testifying during his own trial and for implying the jury had a ‘duty’ to find him guilty.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Defense, grind-it-out mentality have Waterville back in state title game
Purple Panthers will face Yarmouth for eight-man Large School crown at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Firefighters prevent flames from spreading to house after blaze destroys Newport garage
The fire Tuesday night on Elm Street apparently began in leaves and spread to a vinyl lattice fence and then to the garage, according to an official.