A whole other world of construction is glinting in the late summer woods, Dana Wilde writes.
Scott Monroe
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
State workers rally for new contract outside ’employee appreciation’ event in Augusta
AUGUSTA — About 60 people chanted while carrying signs Tuesday during a Department of Administrative and Financial Services “employee appreciation” event, the latest public display of unrest over an expired contract for nearly 13,000 state employees. The members of the Maine Service Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, held the lunchtime […]
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Madison man pleads guilty to wire fraud in ‘ticket switching’ scam at Maine stores
Aaron Hoster, 51, entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for switching the price tags for pricey items at Home Depot and Lowe’s stores.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Requiem for 2 strangers
The lasting image of a man and woman holding hands as they stepped off into space as the World Trade Center collapsed around them is a reminder of what we lost on 9/11 and our capacity to be dreamers, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Lessons from a pear tree
Liz Soares ruminates on an old pear tree in the backyard and what it means to be grateful.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Blue-collar Hollywood
Ordinary folks, but specialists in the industry, are out there on the streets risking their necks to put paychecks in their pockets, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Waterville man called a ‘career offender’ sentenced to 9-plus years on new drug offenses
Patrick Hanson, 32, was sentenced Friday to 110 months in prison followed by six years of supervised release.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Hail the barber
‘Joe’ the barber has been J.P. Devine’s constant hair-cutting companion over the years in more ways than one.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Is the Waterville-Winslow Ticonic Bridge project ‘killing’ business for downtown shops?
The concerns come after state transportation officials have said that the replacement project calls for westbound vehicle traffic from Winslow into Waterville to “remain prohibited from the bridge for a period of approximately three years.”
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Crawling along in the car
A recent trip to Rhode Island included many traffic jams on the way back to Maine, but there were silver linings, Liz Soares writes.