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2 arrested in Harmony at suspected illegal marijuana grow

by Jake Freudberg April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

The two men from Massachusetts were arrested in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office’s 24th similar bust since January 2024, and the second at the Harmony home.

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Fairfield residents worry as PFAS funds get low

by Hannah Kaufman April 1, 2025April 2, 2025

Residents drinking from highly contaminated wells face a new financial burden as state PFAS funding draws to a close.

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I-95 in Pittsfield area to be closed Wednesday

by Jake Freudberg April 1, 2025April 2, 2025

Transportation officials said the closure is necessary to remove a tractor trailer truck that rolled over Monday night.

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Pittsfield crash, fire leaves 1 dead

by Jake Freudberg April 1, 2025April 1, 2025

Police responded to the crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and Beans Corner Road shortly after 12 a.m. Tuesday.

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Waterville hospital staff reflect on imminent closure, seek new jobs

by Amy Calder March 31, 2025April 1, 2025

Employees at Northern Light Inland Hospital in Waterville say they are worried for their peers and concerned about patients who will lose their health care when the hospital closes.

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Waterville elementary school evacuated after odor detected

by Amy Calder March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

The odor was found to have been caused by a furnace malfuction, fire chief said.

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Commissioners get early view of housing expansion in Waterville

by Jessica Lowell March 30, 2025March 31, 2025

When allocating nearly $24 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Kennebec County commissioners included affordable housing in Kennebec County, including Manor Gardens.

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Waterville ‘Tesla Takedown’ protest targets Elon Musk, Trump

by Amy Calder March 29, 2025March 31, 2025

More than 60 people from around central Maine stood in the snow Saturday at a Tesla charging station off Main Street at Elm Plaza to protest Elon Musk’s gutting of the federal government and firing of thousands of workers.