John “Jack” Donoghue of Skowhegan, a senior at Skowhegan Area High School, has been selected to receive the 2023 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior who displays academic excellence, outstanding school citizenship, and leadership. Donoghue has been involved in basketball all four […]
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Pittsfield-based Cub pack holds cardboard box sled race
Tiger Cub Scout Lucas Doughty of Hartland was the winner during Cub Pack 428’s annual cardboard box sled race, held Feb. 26 at Somerset Elementary School in Hartland. Doughty slid his box, nicknamed “Lightning,” to the finish ahead of the rest of the pack, earning him the first-place trophy, according to a news release from […]
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Fairfield Town Council moves to begin townwide revaluation
The Town Council voted Wednesday to launch a revaluation for the first time in at least 15 years.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Belgrade Village Dam crumbling and needs $100,000 fix
The residents of towns that are part of an interlocal agreement to maintain and operate the Belgrade Village Dam and two others are being asked at annual town meetings this year to increase their funding by 188% to help fund the repair.
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As Albion negotiates possible departure from MSAD 49, officials eye plan to keep elementary school open
The move to leave the school district stems from the planned closure of Albion Elementary School once a nearly $46 million consolidated school is built in nearby Benton.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Photos: A new Crossfit gym comes to Oakland
Sierra Tjelmeland and her mother, Diane Galusha, have joined to open Elm City Crossfit on Industrial Drive in Oakland, where they have 4,000 square feet of space for athletes of all levels to train. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Rich Abrahamson.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Palmyra man who died in state prison was involved in 2021 police chase into N.H.
Aaron Chadbourne claimed to have a bomb in his car before fleeing that year from police, but it was an arson conviction last year that led him to be imprisoned at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Clinton man evades police by jumping on freight train and riding it into town, authorities say
David Bowring, 32, was being sought by officers Monday following an altercation with his girlfriend when he caught a ride with the passing train, Clinton police Chief Stanley “Rusty” Bell said.
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College, bank to hold career resource fair in Fairfield March 29
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College, in partnership with Kennebec Savings Bank, is scheduled to host the Central Maine Career Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. This free event, to be held in Carter Hall on the 92 Western Ave. campus, is open to the public and will feature multiple […]
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
State to recognize National Vietnam War Veterans Day March 29
AUGUSTA — The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services plans to host a tribute of remembrance, reflection and appreciation ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the State House in the Hall of Flags to honor the service of Vietnam veterans. “Maine’s Vietnam-era veterans are a special group of people who sacrificed so much for […]