Photographer Rich Abrahamson focuses on a Water Street resident selling vegetation in the shade.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bangor grandmother pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 10-year-old grandson
Mistie Latourette is the last of 3 adults who have pleaded guilty to charges related to the death of Braxtyn Smith.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Susan Collins doesn’t regret putting Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court
Maine’s senior senator said she disagrees with his Dobbs decisions and pointed to her support of three left-leaning justices who opposed ending national reproductive rights.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Early signs point to a scorched-earth race for Maine’s US Senate seat
Graham Platner and Susan Collins are spending millions going after one another 5 months before one of the most critical elections in the country.
Posted inMaine, News
Weather service warns Mainers of thunderstorms, flooding and heat
Much of Maine was under some form of weather service advisory heading into the weekend.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Ranked-choice tabulation starts in key Maine primary races
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State began what is expected to be a dayslong process to generate final outcomes in both Maine’s gubernatorial primaries and the Democratic primary in the 2nd District.
Posted inMaine, News
Tournaments, Ellie the elm, elections and a retirement focus of central Maine week in photos June 5-12, 2026
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from June 5-12, 2026.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Portland cartoonist’s ‘Big Nate’ comic strip ends its daily run on Saturday
Lincoln Peirce is ending the daily ‘Big Nate’ cartoons, but the Sunday strips will continue to run.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
See the 97 billionaires and their spouses backing Susan Collins
The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.
Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Nearly 100 billionaires and their spouses have donated to reelect Susan Collins
The level of billionaire funding shows how the race, which could decide control of the U.S. Senate, has drawn interest and funding from some of the wealthiest people in the world.