Rich Abrahamson focuses on a bridal shop tucked inside Hussey’s General Store.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
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.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
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.
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fire destroys off-the-grid house in Fairfield
The fire was reported Thursday afternoon at 28 Davis Road.
Posted inLocal & State
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inNews, Sports
A century of Mainers in the Winter Olympics
Here’s a retrospective on 5 past Maine Olympians, curated from our newspaper archives.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Former Sen. George Mitchell resigns from namesake nonprofit organization
The former senator’s departure from the Mitchell Institute followed revelations that the Democrat’s name appears over 300 times in the latest batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.