McKenzie Burgess said her older sister Maddilyn ‘didn’t have a place she felt she could go and be safe.’
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Hallowell weighs paid parking permits for downtown
If approved, downtown residents could pay $100 annually for overnight access downtown lots.
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Posted inLocal & State
Whitefield selectmen agree to fund part of fire department roof replacement
Town officials plan to budget $12,600 next year for repairs at the Coopers Mills Volunteer Fire Department station.
Posted inLocal & State
Hallowell murals liven up downtown during construction
Project organizers and an MDOT official said the artwork has helped promote Hallowell.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Body found last week identified as missing Augusta woman
Police say Elizabeth Munster, 37, was found dead last week on Weeks Mills Road.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta man charged with trafficking heroin, cocaine after allegedly stealing his mother’s car
Randy Dennison, 26, is being held on $5,000 cash bail at Kennebec County jail.
Posted inLocal & State
Property tax rate rises slightly in Dresden
The Select Board raised the rate to $18.10 per $1,000 of assessed property value at a special meeting Wednesday
Posted inLocal & State
Concern raised again about safety of Whitefield’s Cooper Road
A resident tells selectmen she ‘witnessed somebody almost get killed’ at the crest of the hill on the roadway.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man charged with trafficking heroin, cocaine
Randy Dennison, 26, is in the Kennebec County jail on five charges following a traffic stop early Wednesday morning.
Posted inLocal & State
More roadwork to come in Farmingdale
The busy bidding process will slow down soon as construction season comes to an end.