A recent dental drama in the family has J.P. Devine thinking about a different kind of “crack” he came upon in high school.
Scott Monroe
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Maranacook seventh grader identified as victim in Mount Vernon homicide
Brooke McLaughlin, 14, who was found dead at her home Monday night in a case still under investigation by Maine State Police, was described by friends and school officials as a bright and kind girl who looked out for others and loved her pet lizard.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Death of girl, 14, in Mount Vernon investigated as homicide
Police say the girl was found dead Monday evening, and they are looking for information about a stolen car related to the killing.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Augusta woman’s first-person obituary an ode to her ‘positive vibes,’ daughters say
Gail Armstrong says in her obituary she has joined the newspapers’ “Stiffs Section” after dying last week from “complications with illness, having a little too much fun earlier in life, and fatigue from dealing with all the humorless and overly sensitive people in this world today.” She was 61.
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Photos: Authorities hold training for high-stakes emergencies in downtown Skowhegan
The Army Civil Support Team based out of Waterville, Skowhegan Fire and dispatch, Redington-Fairview General Hospital and ambulance services took part in the Wednesday training, which includes scenarios such as the report of suspicious activity, bomb-making materials, drug materials and radioactive objects. All photos by Morning Sentinel staff photojournalist Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: The timely appeal of true crime stories
The allure of true crime stories might come from a variety of factors, but Liz Soares realizes her own interest is in her blood.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Joke’s on the humorist
In these harsh days of the pandemic and other calamities, it’s a tough job being an “intellectual who uses humor, or wit, in writing or public speaking,” J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Presque Isle man charged with arson in Litchfield gas station fires
Robert Bowring, 39, was charged for allegedly setting fires near gas pumps Thursday night, officials said.
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Jeff Bridges back in limelight in ‘The Old Man’
Here he is, Jeff Bridges, prowling through the opening chapter of Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine’s seven-part series, “The Old Man.” I’ve been following Jeff’s career for how many years now? I lost count, but I settled on just loving him for being “The Big Lebowski.” Now here he is all of a sudden, […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Worrying observations in a summer bug report
Here’s hoping that burying beetles reappear in the compost pile and deer flies stab my arms on July afternoons, Dana Wilde writes.