The truck Gavin Lawlor, 18, was driving failed to negotiate a curve on state Route 4 due to “excessive speed,” Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in an email Tuesday.
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Posted inNation & World
Israel says it killed Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next leader
Hashem Safieddine was killed in Beirut earlier this month in a strike that killed 25 other leaders.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
PFAS-free firefighting foam coming to Portland International Jetport
The Portland Fire Department says the PFAS-free foam should be fully installed in the airport’s 3 trucks by mid-November.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, watches to election workers he defamed
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, won a $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false fraud claims against them related to the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inElection 2024, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Spate of stolen campaign signs reported across central Maine
Stealing political signs from a public right-of-way can be penalized with a $250 fine, and a person who takes a sign from private property can be charged with theft, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Posted inNation & World, News
Critically endangered right whale numbers up slightly last year
The North Atlantic right whales are the most critically endangered large whale species on the planet.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Two Gardiner students speak out about school board candidate’s interaction
Sage Sculli, a senior, and Keira Blodgett, a junior, say they will not let Tucker’s actions deter them from serving on the school board.
Posted inCommunity
Jackman Scout receives Eagle rank
JACKMAN — Brennan Begin completed his Eagle Scout Service Project after nearly 100 hours of work provided by himself, friends and family. The installation of a knot-tying station and shelter was completed Sept. 15 at the Forest Hills Consolidated School. Brennan, son of Drew and Lindsay Keiper Begin, is 14 years old and a member […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine attorney general warns consumers of misleading solar power ads
Solar energy customers have been advised that Maine does not require homeowners to convert to solar and that the state does not offer incentives, grants, rebates or tax credits to install home solar panels.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Two dead in Freedom from reported carbon monoxide leak
The carbon monoxide leak occurred at a house in the Waldo County town of Freedom that had been raided by law enforcement agencies earlier this year because it was the site of an illegal marijuana growing operation, officials said.