The concert is scheduled for Saturday at Lawrence High School and will serve as a fundraiser for a program that helps those addicted to opioids get into treatment facilities.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Brief closure of rail trail will block commutes from Gardiner to Augusta
A section of the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Farmingdale will be closed Wednesday while MDOT workers replace a culvert.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Winslow schools to begin stocking overdose-reversing drug naloxone
Administrators say there haven’t been any overdoses at the town’s three public schools and that having the drug on hand is mainly a preventative measure.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Man, 86, dies in weekend fire at his home in Monroe
Alan Grover was killed Sunday in the fire at the home on the Clements Road, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Where to find help and mental help services in Maine
Resources for anyone who wants help coping trauma after the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine wildlife officials investigating after 2 moose are illegally killed
State wardens say the crimes are especially egregious because the carcasses were left to rot rather than used for food.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland natives and veterans of 2 wars connect through Vet to Vet program
World War II veteran Philip H. Levinsky and Vietnam veteran Sam Kelley are bound together by war and service in a way that only fellow veterans can truly understand.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Seasonal worker visas expected to double, boosting Maine’s hospitality industry
U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins say they’ve worked with federal officials to secure over 64,000 additional H2-B visas to help businesses struggling with workforce shortages.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Maine residential care facilities rarely sanctioned, despite cases of abuse, neglect
The state cited dozens of incidents between 2020 and 2022, but only one resulted in a fine, an investigation found.