Tuesday afternoon’s awards ceremony was held just before a joint training between Winslow’s Police and Fire departments, which officials say is part of a push to unify the respective departments.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hampden mail processing facility will stay open after Postal Service review
The federal agency told a major employees union in a letter last week that the facility in Hampden ‘will remain open and will be modernized.’
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Pounds of drugs found in Jeep after Farmingdale traffic stops leads to arrests of 2 men
David N. Maldonado and Gene L. Northup were arrested Friday night after a traffic stop by a Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Maine Avenue.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Winslow officials cut paramedic roles amid budget overruns, fears of ‘bare bones’ coverage
Winslow Public Safety Director Leonard Macdaid said many of Winslow’s firefighters have expressed a willingness to become trained paramedics, which could alleviate expense pressure with relying on per-diem paramedics.
Posted inMaine, News
Three people were injured in 2-vehicle crash in Jay
An Auburn woman received life-threatening injuries Sunday, and two Livermore Falls women also were injured.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage
Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: Volunteers help homeless people on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Local community organizations commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day through personal acts of service for community members in need. All photos are taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine schools say path to fixing chronic absenteeism starts with building relationships
Small steps like Sanford’s ‘walking school bus’ help kids make it over that first barrier – getting to the bus stop – as a way to reduce absences in class.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Outdoors
Lyme disease cases spike Down East and set record for Maine
Maine recorded 2,904 cases of the tick-borne infection in 2023, according to the state CDC.