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Guns, wedding gowns, cold beer offered at Windsor store
Rich Abrahamson focuses on a bridal shop tucked inside Hussey’s General Store.
State police ID victim shot Monday in Augusta homicide
The victim of the Monday night shooting on Flagg Street was identified as Billyjack Curtis, 51, of Augusta.
Wyman’s wants to sell some of its Maine blueberry fields. Why?
The biggest wild blueberry grower in the US has listed 781 acres in the Midcoast.
Central Maine sports, snow removal, outdoor recreation featured in week in photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2026.
Fire destroys off-the-grid house in Fairfield
The fire was reported Thursday afternoon at 28 Davis Road.
Augusta is reassessing real estate. What does that mean for your property taxes?
The revaluation is expected to be complete by July, with residential properties expected to take on more of the city’s tax burden.
How Mainers stepped in to help during the ICE surge
Spurred by a desire to support their neighbors, people delivered groceries, offered rides, donated money and protested the federal immigration enforcement.
A century of Mainers in the Winter Olympics
Here’s a retrospective on 5 past Maine Olympians, curated from our newspaper archives.
Maine State Police called immigration authorities about 60 times last year
Troopers were told they were allowed to hold people on the side of the road for immigration officials, even if there was no suspected criminal conduct.