City police are saying little about the shooting July 9 on Pleasant Street.
Haley Hersey
Haley Hersey is a student at the University of Southern Maine majoring in media studies and a part-time reporter for the Morning Sentinel. When not on campus, she resides in central Maine with her parents, siblings and pets. Haley graduated high school in 2020, and plans on graduating from USM with bachelors degree in Spring 2022. She is the News Editor for USM’s Free Press, the student-run newspaper. Haley enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family.
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Unity officials review Fire Department’s operations following allegations of misused fire trucks
Selectmen say fire chief should not have taken the department’s ladder truck to a neighboring town for a Fourth of July parade or used a tanker truck to fill his swimming pool.
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Former employees of LaVerdiere’s Super Drug to gather for reunion
The ex-workers will meet Saturday in Winslow to mark what would have been the Waterville-based company’s 100th anniversary.
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Unity church, long a staple of the community, set to reopen following devastating fire
A September celebration is planned for the now Unity Union Church, which is undergoing repairs after an arson in December 2020 caused extensive damage to the historic building.
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Mental health care system failed man who went missing in Bangor, his mother says
“You pretty much have to criminalize your loved one to get them help,” says Tammy Lacher Scully, the mother of Graham Lacher who went missing June 6 after running from a psychiatric hospital.
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Authorities seek suspects after vandals damage beehives at Albion farm
The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after it appears at least one vehicle, perhaps an ATV, struck several beehives over the weekend at Swan’s Honey on Bessey Ridge Road in Albion.
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Go with the flow, Waterville drivers: Sections of downtown roads now open to two-way traffic
Portions of Front and Colby streets now have two-way traffic, and motorists along College Avenue should expect detours as work continues on the city’s $11.2 million downtown revitalization project.
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Search continues for man who went missing from Bangor psychiatric center
The mother of 37-year-old Graham Lacher expressed frustration with early efforts by police to find her son, who previously went missing from a group home in Norridgewock.
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Recently established foundation names its first recipients of Waterville scholarship
Emma Ackerman, 19, and Phoenix Gatlin, 18, have been selected by the Mary L. George Foundation to each receive $5,000 annually for up to four years.
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Nokomis Regional High graduation held on football field — rain or shine
Nearly 130 diplomas were awarded to the graduating class that Principal Mary Nadeau said were “affected most” by the pandemic.