Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead Oct. 11 at his Richmond house. Authorities are asking the public for help from anyone who saw, talked to or heard from Sherman after Sept. 25.
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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High end: Chelsea’s licensing fee for medical marijuana retail stores proposed at $1,000
A public hearing on proposed changes to the town’s medical marijuana retail store licensing ordinance, which goes before voters Nov. 5, is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Chelsea Town Hall.
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Farmingdale selectmen approve $10,500 in Fire Department expenditures
Fire Chief Dana Mealey said the new station, located just north of Gosline’s Hardware, will be done by Nov. 20.
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Winthrop High School student charged after threatening social media post
Winthrop interim Superintendent Cornelia Brown said the student threatened to “harm students” at the high school early Thursday morning.
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Bees — about 80,000 of them — removed from building at Stevens Commons in Hallowell
Beekeeper Larry Davis said the large beehive found between the walls of the Erskine building took about three days to fully extract.
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Augusta woman wins more than $53,000 on ‘Jeopardy!’
Togus medical librarian Jessica Garsed won three games of “Jeopardy!” that aired last week and called it a “surreal experience.”
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Maine’s Native Americans push for more than Indigenous Peoples Day
During a Sunday appearance in Augusta, Native American advocate Sheri Mitchell said the new holiday was “good political capital” and urged attendees to lobby their legislators for bigger changes.
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State Police probe suspicious death of Richmond man
Andrew Sherman, 48, was found dead in his Kimball Street home on Friday afternoon, authorities say.
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Live-action role-players immerse themselves in Mystwood in Jefferson
A dozen players, who assume new personalities as adventurers and townspeople, attended an event in Jefferson Saturday as part of a larger campaign modeled after Medieval Europe.
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Five Questions: Washington General Store co-owner Sean Donaghy
A co-owner of the Washington General Store talks about being inspired by town residents to fill a need in the small Knox county town.