After serving bagels in the morning, owner Ryan Ellis said he hopes to keep Lately’s open to serve New York-style pizza to Hallowell’s late-night crowd.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Donald Trump, Susan Collins among dignitaries in attendance at Pope Francis’ funeral
Maine’s senior senator led a small Senate delegation to Rome for the funeral Saturday.
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Posted inCommunity
Animal baby shower, pajama party set for Albion May 4
Families attending the free event are asked to bring food and pet items to donate to Humane Society Waterville Area in memory of Cassidy Charette, who was also a shelter volunteer.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Lacrosse, fresh flowers and Easter eggs are the focus of Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos April 18-25, 2025.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Proposal for passenger rail to Bangor loses steam in committee
The Legislature’s transportation committee says LD 487 ‘ought not to pass,’ especially without assured funding from the Trump administration.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine home prices finally fell last month, but don’t celebrate yet
The last year-over-year sales decrease was in March 2019, when the median sale price was $200,000.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Most Mainers don’t think Susan Collins deserves another term, survey says
Maine’s Republican senator is in a tough political spot, and her latest favorability numbers show it.
Posted inNation & World
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Skowhegan board takes heat as it moves funds to build baseball field
Redesignating more than $400,000 toward the project should allow the town to complete the baseball field portion of a larger plan for an athletic complex, the project’s clerk of works said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Maine author Monica Wood says libraries are essential, ‘under siege’
Wood, who grew up in the town of Mexico and lives in Portland, spoke Thursday at the Great Falls Forum in Lewiston.