Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Augusta
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville fire officials urge funding 8 new EMS workers for additional ambulance
Waterville fire Chief Jason Frost and deputy chief of EMS Everett Flannery III also want to run a third ambulance as need will increase with the closure of Northern Light Inland Hospital.
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Augusta ponders gift of park at former YMCA site
The owner of a prominent vacant lot wants to turn it into a park and give it to the city, but some officials want to see other development at the site.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Too many Mainers are going through ‘life-changing’ civil cases without attorneys, legal aid providers say
Seven legal organizations who help Mainers with urgent civil legal matters are asking lawmakers to pass a $15.9 million 2-year emergency bill.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Hallowell drinking water exceeds state regulation for forever chemicals
Hallowell Water District testing late last month showed drinking water in the city contained its highest PFAS levels in at least the past three years.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 shooting death
As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, murder and gun possession charges against Tyler Quirion, 21, were dropped.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Waterville council, former mayor grill hospital officials about impending closure
Two officials of Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville answered questions Tuesday from city councilors and a former mayor about the reasons why the hospital is closing and how its patients and employees will be affected.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man accused of Readfield slaying committed for mental health treatment
Samuel Whittemore, accused of killing his wife and attacking his mother in February, is to be committed in an effort to restore his mental competency so the criminal case against him can proceed to trial.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Central Maine girls lacrosse players to watch
Talent is abundant in multiple classes for the area’s top contenders.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Superintendents: Loss of federal funding would hit students most in need of support
School districts say Title I and IDEA dollars pay for staff positions in critical areas like intervention, early literacy and special education, and fund other services for some of Maine’s most vulnerable students.