Dillan W. Hatch, 27 of Wilton, was arrested after leading Kennebec Sheriff’s deputies on a chase through Manchester and Augusta.
Sam Shepherd
Sam Shepherd covers general news in the Hallowell and Farmingdale area. He grew up in Hallowell, attending Hall-Dale High School and later the University of Maine. He previously worked at the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor before moving home to work for the Kennebec Journal in summer 2018. His interests include cooking, tracking down the best local food and drink and soccer.
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Whitefield residents could get their say on adult-use marijuana
Town residents will decide on whether to opt-in to allow adult-use marijuana establishments at their annual town meeting in March.
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New Farmingdale fire station open to the public this weekend
The town’s fire department moved into the station in December after previously filling a couple of rooms at the town’s municipal building.
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Two structure fires in 2 days damage, destroy homes in Richmond
Richmond Fire Chief John Bellino said a River Road home was damaged, while a Langdon Road home was destroyed after two fires Monday and Tuesday.
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Gardiner men arrested after fighting with tractor, truck
Robert Wilson, 63, and Preston Cates, 62, were both arrested Monday after a fight on Brunswick Avenue.
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Wayne woman who died in weekend car accident remembered as ‘amazing community member’
Blanche Fyler, 84, of Wayne was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Saturday on Pond Road.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast in Winthrop aims to eliminate stigma of drug use
Dozens attended Monday’s event at St. Francis Xavier Church where several people talked about their personal struggles with substance abuse.
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Augusta officer returns to work after internal review of Fairfield man’s shooting
Officer Sabastain Guptill returned to work last week after being placed on administrative leave after he shot a Fairfield man during an incident on South Belfast Avenue in Augusta.
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Political opposites converse at Make Shift Coffee House in Hallowell
Attendees identified access climate change and inequality as some of the most important issues affecting the country right now.
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Hallowell officials expect small overage on bond after Water Street reconstruction
City Manager Nate Rudy apologized Monday for giving the council “bad guidance” on where the city stood with funds from a $2.36 million bond.