For veteran Pearley Lachance, Saturday’s parade was just another opportunity to bring attention to two decades of work to identify the names of the more than 700 veterans buried in an around Waterville without a proper military headstone.
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Man escapes with minor injuries after pickup truck rolls in Clinton
A man was hospitalized after overturning his truck on an Interstate 95 overpass and being trapped within the vehicle.
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Waterville church faces backlash over plan to raze adjacent apartment buildings
First Church of Waterville, formerly known as the First Baptist Church, bought two apartment buildings and plans to tear them down to expand parking and build a handicapped accessible entrance to the back of the church.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Many became equine experts following column on horse in Waterville
An innocuous recent column on lessons to be learned from the Amish way of life, which ran along with a photo of a horse munching on hay at Home Depot, generated a flurry of opinions from readers on the condition of the horse, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Week In Photos Nov. 3-10, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Hartland man charged in string of burglaries, thefts in St. Albans
Guy Maloon II, 35, was arrested last week following an investigation by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office in response to break-ins reported in August and September.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Jackman high school honors 2 students for October
JACKMAN — Natalee Smith, a freshman, was selected as Forest Hills High School’s student of the month for October. Selection was based on the following Habit of Mind criteria: Maintaining A Growth Mindset. Liam Achey, a sophomore, was named October’s Random Acts of Kindness recipient. Check out upcoming area events!
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Social media, increase in property taxes worked against Winslow leaders seeking reelection
There was an anti-incumbent mood among voters this week when they chose to elect three political newcomers to the Town Council and one to the School Board.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Waterville hospital to hold lung cancer screening day Nov. 11
WATERVILLE — In recognition of National Lung Cancer Screening Day on Saturday, Nov. 11, the Northern Light Inland Hospital imaging team plans to open outpatient services to perform scheduled low-dose CT scans that can help detect lung cancer early, before symptoms occur. National Lung Cancer Screening Day is on Veterans Day this year. Veterans who […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Lincoln County Dems to discuss dark money in politics Nov. 16
DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee plans to hold its next hybrid meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. The meeting will be held at the American Legion Post 42, 527 Main St., and online via Zoom. The main program will feature a discussion on dark money-funded extremist groups that are active in Maine […]