Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said the woman found dead is “likely” 54-year-old Joan Hadley.
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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Woman found dead in Augusta could have been deceased for ‘several weeks’
Augusta and state police are investigating the death of the woman in an apartment at 37 Water St.
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New York man pleads guilty to drug trafficking and gun conspiracy charges
Deondray Warren, 33, pleaded guilty to charges of selling crack and heroin in central Maine and conspiring to violate federal firearms laws.
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Farmingdale finalizes agreements to switch to LED streetlights
The Board of Selectmen has signed an agreement with Affinity LED Lighting that will save the town more than $22,000 annually on streetlights.
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Death of Wayne man on Pocasset Lake still under investigation
Wardens said the cause of the death of 33-year-old Christopher Brown, whose body was found Saturday in his motorboat, has yet to be determined.
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Whitefield man dies after car hits him on Head Tide Road
Police say Maine Public Utilities Commission lawyer Christopher Simpson, 64, was crossing the road to check his mail Tuesday when a car hit him.
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Hallowell residents lobby City Council for trash cans at parks
Public Works Foreman Chris Buck said trash cans in city parks are misused and could create health hazards and unsightly clutter around full trash cans.
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Hallowell council moves $6.4 million municipal budget forward
Residents pleaded with councilors to increase funding for the Hubbard Free Library before officials passed the spending plan on to a final reading, expected in August.
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Local contractor concerned with Farmingdale’s growing snow plowing costs
Town Meeting warrants from 2013 to present show a $114,500 increase in plowing costs, and only one company has bid on the work since 2014.
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Hallowell councilors to hold public hearing on budget
City councilors will hear public input on the expense and revenue budgets for the current fiscal year before holding a second reading on them Monday.