OAKLAND — A weekend of family fun is set for Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29, in Oakland. Two days of family entertainment begins Friday evening with Oakfest’s Downtown Dine on Main Street in Oakland. Bring the children to the Oakland Lions Club Scavenger Hunt for 8- to 12-year-olds, enter the corn hole tournament […]
Morning Sentinel
News and information from the greater Waterville area.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Waterville event to host talk on climate-driven migration Aug. 9
Abrahm Lustgarten will look at the climate-driven migration already underway, consider how it affects the U.S. border and security, and also what a hotter climate means for where people live inside the U.S.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Farmers roll out tractors, trucks in Albion to protest proposed transmission corridor
Farmers who gathered Wednesday said they already face severe challenges to farm operations and do not have the resources to push back against a planned corridor covering some 150 miles to transport wind-generated power south from Aroostook County.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Hartland man arrested on allegations he stole power tools from Palmyra garage
Somerset County sheriff’s officials say Guy Maloon, 34, entered the garage in Palmyra last week and took over $2,500 worth of tools.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Unity land trust looks to transform contaminated farmland into grassland bird preserve
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust announced Tuesday that it received a grant from Cornell University to restore and preserve grassland bird habitat.
Posted inCommunity, Morning Sentinel
Mid-Maine Technical Center recognizes honor students
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Technical Center has announced its fourth quarter honor roll students for the 2022-23 academic year. Students from Lawrence High School, Messalonskee High School, Waterville Senior High School, Winslow High School, Gardiner High School, Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, Maine Connections Academy, Maine Virtual Academy, Maine Central Institute, Temple Academy and Waterville Alternative […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
North Pond Watershed organization meeting set for July 24 moved to Smithfield
Recommendations to prevent ongoing algal blooms at North Pond will be presented.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
New Hampshire man dies in Mercer camper fire, officials say
It’s believed the fire occurred more than a week before the body of Wayne Bouchard, 64, was discovered Saturday, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Posted inLocal Government, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Winslow police eye full staffing with new apprenticeship program to train officers
Town officials said the program comes after the police department has struggled to fill vacant positions for full-time officers.