Young musicians with the school held a rehearsal to prepare for one of the most important performances of the year, a benefit concert scheduled for Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at the Williamson Performing Arts Center at Lawrence High School in Fairfield. Photos by Morning Sentinel photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
David Warren
David is the Morning Sentinel's city editor. He joined the staff in Waterville in August of 2021, arriving from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he was the public safety editor. Prior to working for the Missouri paper, David served as the supervisory breaking news staffer for The Associated Press based in Dallas; as executive editor of The Bristol Press & The New Britain Herald in Connecticut; city editor of the Globe-News in Amarillo, Texas; and deputy metro editor at The Sun in San Bernardino, California. He’s no stranger to Maine: early in his career, David served as city editor of the Kennebec Journal, wire editor at the Portland Press Herald and as a copy editor at the Sun Journal.
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Residents in Athens say it’s OK to sell alcohol on Sundays
People in the Somerset County town voted as part of the annual Town Meeting to approve the Sunday sales, and then a day later OK’d an annual municipal budget of about $700,000.
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Town meetings in Somerset County in full swing as residents approve municipal budgets
Several annual town meetings were held Saturday despite the snowstorm that swept through the region, including in Anson, Cornville, Embden and Solon.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Maine’s high court rejects appeal by Skowhegan man challenging sex assault conviction
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday swept aside the appeal by Duane Marquis, who had argued that the state definition of gross sexual assault didn’t apply to him.
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Photos: Some skiers hit the slopes, others take to a bridge
A group of friends found the base of the Two Cent Bridge in Waterville a suitable place for some freestyle skiing and derring-do. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity College continues transformation with ‘name augmentation’
The school is now called Unity Environmental University and an updated vision statement says it is “recognized as the thought leader in global ecological, economic and societal solutions.”
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Photos: Colorful kites take to the air for Somerset SnowFest
The popular festival drew to a close Sunday and featured kite-flying for families at Lake George Regional Park in Canaan. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
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Photos: It’s tourney time! Crew works to make sure Augusta prepared
The high school basketball tournament begins Friday and the Augusta Civic Center is one of three sites in Maine hosting games. The court at the civic center was assembled Tuesday for one of the most popular tournaments the center hosts each year. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
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Family of man accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Pittsfield business denies allegations
Scott Therrien said his son, Benjamin Scott Therrien, 28, made no threat last week to harm others at the Hancock Lumber sawmill where he worked at the time, and that he will plead not guilty to a terrorizing charge.
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Circumstances around hiring of code officer driving factor behind Madison recall effort
A public hearing is scheduled for Monday on a push to remove Selectman Glen Mantor from office, with his critics saying he allowed personal feelings to drive his decision to reject a request for a full-time code enforcement officer/maintenance worker.