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Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

2024-25 Central Maine All-Region boys basketball team

by Mike Mandell April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

A Messalonskee trio and a Mt. Abram duo highlight a strong group from central Maine.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News

9.6% spending increase gets final OK from Kennebec County commissioners

by Ethan Horton April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

The taxpayer-funded portion of the budget will jump by about 13.5%, on the heels of a nearly 30% increase last year.

Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News

Ambulance crews face long transports, high costs with Waterville hospital closure

by Hannah Kaufman April 2, 2025April 3, 2025

Hospital options for emergency transport services may be limited after the June closure of Waterville’s Northern Light Inland.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News

Man indicted in death of wife, attack on his mother in Readfield

by Keith Edwards April 2, 2025April 3, 2025

In addition to a charge of killing his wife, a Kennebec County grand jury indicted Samuel Whittemore, 34, of aggravated attempted murder for the attack on his mother.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

2024-25 Varsity Maine All-State Girls Basketball team

by Drew Bonifant April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

A collection of dynamic guards leads this group the state’s top players this season.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

2024-25 Central Maine All-Region Girls Basketball team

by Mike Mandell April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

From Lawrence to Erskine to Valley to Madison, lots of blue and white on this year’s team.

Local & State, News, Politics

Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff

by Daniel Kool April 1, 2025April 2, 2025

About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.