One fire was started by an improperly discarded cigarette, and the other is believed to have started by heat tape wrapped around a pipe.
Maine
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
UMaine to sell Hutchinson Center to Waldo nonprofit for $3 million
The university picked Calvary Chapel Belfast in the first round, but it later rescinded the offer, citing an error in the bidding assessment process.
Week In Photos Nov. 8-15, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
New building being constructed after fire destroys Waterville eatery
The Last Unicorn Restaurant at 6 and 8 Silver St. in downtown Waterville was destroyed by fire last year, and the property owner has hired an architect and contractor to construct another building.
Winter’s aglow in this garden wonderland
It’s the 10th anniversary of Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The light show has attracted 780,000 visitors to Boothbay, who wind through a mile of pathways adorned by more than 750,000 high-efficiency LED lights – about 66 miles of lights if laid end-to-end. Photos by staff photographer Ben McCanna.
Maine’s top court wants specific disciplinary recommendations for justice who failed to recuse herself
The state’s Committee on Judicial Conduct recommended that Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors be sanctioned for participating in foreclosure cases that posed a conflict of interest.
Conservation group plans to sue salmon farm operator over coastal pollution
The Conservation Law Foundation accuses Cooke Aquaculture of Clean Water Act violations at 13 sites along the Maine coast.
Winthrop man sentenced to six years for shaking baby, causing lifelong injuries
Camren L. Breton, 25, assaulted his baby July 21, 2021, shaking him when he was crying and causing damage to his brain and blindness.
Louisiana man pleads not guilty in death of Owl’s Head toddler
Aziayh Scott is charged with manslaughter, but his attorney has suggested the child could have died from others improperly trying to render aid.
New York man convicted in 2015 felony murder of Augusta man takes his third appeal to Maine’s highest court
Aubrey Armstrong was convicted of felony murder in the 2015 beating death of Joseph Marceau in Augusta.