Business owners hope reopening the city’s main artery, which has been one-way since April, will bring back lost business.
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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Hours at Whitefield’s Town Office likely to change after complaints about service
The Selectboard, who tabled the issue until Oct. 16, will review proposals to add hours to administrative positions
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta Police looking for suspect in Subway robbery
Officials say the man escaped in a dark-colored SUV with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Posted inLocal & State
Two-way traffic to be restored on Hallowell’s Water Street on Friday
Officials from Maine Department of Transportation say Water Street and Second Street will run as normal at the end of the day on Oct. 5.
Posted inLocal & State
With pay stricken, Farmingdale’s cemetery sexton volunteers time to keep graveyards clean
Jo-Ann Choate, 60, is overseeing maintenance work while the town considers creating a cemetery administrator position.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Dozens of residents flood Collins’ Augusta office as Kavanaugh vote advances
The Maine senator, one of a few Republicans who could halt the judge’s nomination, still has not decided how she will vote, a staff member says.
Posted inLocal & State
Officials in Farmingdale call ditching complete, but residents take issue with work
Heated conversations last week between a resident and selectmen shows volatility around roadwork still present in town.
Posted inLocal & State
Bids for Farmingdale fire station come in more than $500,000 higher than expected
Farmingdale officials and engineers said an upward trend in the cost of building materials could be to blame for the high bids.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Readfield concert barn owner’s home occupancy permit rescinded
Tensions between town and Bob Bittar reach tipping point with revokation of occupancy permit
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Former Boston Globe editor addresses UMA students at Convocation
Ben Bradlee Jr. spoke about President Donald Trump, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and the importance of free speech.