After probate Judge William Blaisdell was suspended by Maine’s highest court for four months, the registrar of probate arranged for elected judges from other counties to fill in on weekly hearings.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Man indicted on murder charge in Waterville death
Thomas Lowrie, 41, of Waterville has been charged in the Aug. 18 death of Charles Bellows, 43.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Three vie for seat on Oakland-based RSU 18 board of directors
The race pits an incumbent against two political newcomers.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Vassalboro residents to vote on environmental cleanup funding, sanitary district charter
Voters are to decide on three referendums seeking to allocate tax revenue for environmental projects, to repair the bridge on Mill Hill Road and to change the Vassalboro Sanitary District’s charter.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Ward 7 city councilor in Waterville faces challenger in November election
Thomas A. McCormick Sr., who is unenrolled, is running for reelection to his Ward 7 City Council seat in the November election, and faces opposition from political newcomer Catherine Tamara Herard, a Democrat.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Interstate 95 in Augusta reopens after crash snarls northbound traffic for two hours
The crash was reported just before 10 a.m., when a Subaru hydroplaned and veered into the center lane and hit a truck towing a camper, according to officials.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Trauma and heartache’: Mainers reflect on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack in Israel
Mainers with Jewish and Palestinian ties say they are feeling despair and anger after violence in the Middle East intensified in recent weeks.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine
Early voting now underway across Maine
All communities are required to offer in-person absentee voting starting Monday through Oct. 31. Municipalities are also starting to mail absentee ballots to people who have requested them.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Uncategorized
Craft Weekend draws artists, patrons to studios across Maine
Artists gathered at Tandem Glass Works in Dresden to share inspirations and patrons.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine
Quarter of Maine House races have only one major-party candidate. Here’s a map of those districts.
The number of races where Democrats and Republicans did not face off rose significantly in the pandemic election of 2020, and has stayed at almost the same level since.